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PHELPS' 

1W  YORK  CITY  GUIDE ; 

BEING 

A  POCKET  DIRECTORY 

FOR 

STRANGERS  AND  CITIZENS 


PROMEXT  OBJECTS  OF  INTEREST 

IN  THE  GREAT 

COMMERCIAL  METROPOLIS, 

AND 

CONDUCTOR  TO  ITS  ENVIRONS, 
WITH  ENGRAVINGS  OF  PUBLIC  BUILDINGS. 

NEW  YORK: 
PUBLISHED  BY  T.  C.  FANNING, 

195  BROADWAY. 

1852. 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1852, 
By  PHELPS,  FANNING,  &  CO., 
in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States,  in  and 
lor  the  Southern  District  of  New  York. 


STEREOTYPED  BY  C.  C.  SAVAGE, 
GROSSMAN  &  SON,  PRINTERS. 


PKEF  ACE. 


The  city  of  New  York  is  the  great  commercial 
centre  of  the  United  States,  and  holds  an  important 
relation  to  the  entire  civilized  world.  Every  intelli- 
gent citizen  of  the  nation  feels  an  interest  in  knowing 
the  extent  and  resources  of  the  city.  Its  march  of 
improvement  has  been  so  rapid  that  the  oldest  citizens 
have  but  an  imperfect  knowledge  of  its  extent  and 
splendor.  Not  one  in  a  hundred,  if  asked  the  ques- 
tion, what  the  city  contains  worth  seeing,  and  how  its 
objects  of  interest  car  be  reached,  would  be  able  to 
answer  the  question  intelligibly.  Multitudes  who 
visit  New  York,  are  imposed  upon  by  extravagant 
demands  for  small  services,  iendered  in  the  way  of 
hack  and  cab  hire,  porterage,  &c.  An  immense 
amount  of  time  is  wasted ;  and  the  stranger  is  often 
discouraged  in  not  being  able,  in  the  mazes  of  this 
great  Metropolis,  to  settle  the  question  of  what  is  most 
worthy  of  notice,  and  on  returning  to  his  home  finds 


VI  PREFACE. 

that  he  has  failed  to  see  the  very  things  that  would 
have  most  interested  him.  Refer  to  the  index  of  this 
book,  and  at  a  glance  ycu  have  before  you  directions 
to  the  public  buildings,  such  as  Churches ;  Institutions 
for  public  charities,  embracing  Asylums  for  the  Insane, 
Deaf  and  Dumb,  Blind,  Orphans,  Aged  and  Indigent 
Females,  Homes  for  the  Friendless,  for  Sailors,  &c., 
Hospitals,  Prisons,  Cemeteries,  Public  Gardens,  Prom- 
enades, Parks,  Reservoirs,  and  Fountains — showing 
the  public  facilities  for  reaching  them  at  small  ex- 
pense, also  the  times  when  they  are  open  to  visit- 
ers ;  Ferries ;  Steamboat,  Stage,  and  Railroad  Lines 
(to  the  environs  of  the  city),  with  the  ordinary  rates 
of  charge ;  legal  fare  of  Hack  and  Cabmen,  and 
Porters ;  distances  from  the  Battery  and  Park  to 
various  points  in  and  about  the  city — in  short,  all 
that  would  be  worth  the  time  and  attention  of  the 
citizen  and  stranger.  With  this  work,  which  costs 
but  a  trifle,  dollars  may  be  saved  in  facilitating  an 
examination  of  the  city,  and  the  stranger  be  grati- 
fied with  seeing,  at  small  expense,  that  which  other- 
wise would  entirely  escape  his  notice. 


INDEX. 


PAGE 

Academy  of  Design,  National. . .  35 

Academy,  Free   32 

Almshouse  Department  37 

American  Art  Union  35 

Am.  Institute  of  the  City  of  N.  Y.  34 
Am.  Seamen's  Friend  Society. . .  36 

Apprentices'  Library   34 

Asylum.  Deaf  and  Dumb  24 

Asylum  for  Insane,  Bloomingd..  20 

Astoria  77 

A6tor  Library  3! 

Asylum  for  Friendless  Boys  ....  24 

Banks  in  New  York  59 

Batterv   46 

Blind,  N.  Y.  Institution  for  the..  26 

Bloomingdale  82 

Bloom'le  Asylum  for  the  Insane.  20 

Bloomingdale  Square   49 

Bound  Brook  90 

Bowling-Green   46 

Brooklyn  71 

Brooklyn  Churches   73 

Brooklyn  Societies,  Institutions, 

Banks,  &c   72 

Brooklyn  Dry  Dock  69 

Brooklyn  Street  Directory  74 

Bull's  Ferry  83 

Carmanville  82 

Cartmen  57 

Castle-Garden   .  46 

Cattle  Markets  94 

Cemeteries  66,  67 

Census  of  City   11 

Charitable  Institutions   19 

Churches  in  New  York  41-45 

Churches  in  Brooklyn  73 

Churches  in  Williamsburgh  76 

City  Hall   11 

City  Hall  Park   47 

Coaches:  Legal  Rates  of  Fare..  56 

Colored  Home  24 

Colored  Home  for  Seamen  36 

Colored  Orphan  Asylum   22 

Colleges  30-31 

Columbia  College  30 

Coney  Island   80 

Croton  Aqueduct  50 

Croton  Reservoir  50 

Custom-House   14 


PAGE 

Dearman    85 

Dispensaries.  30 

Distances  in  New  York  City. ...  61 

Dobb's  Ferry  84 

Dry  Dock,  Brooklyn  69 

Expresses   95 

Elizabethport  88 

Elizabethtown  83 

Environs  of  New  York   71 

Episc.  Theological  Seminary  ...  32 

Female  Guardian  Society  and 

Home  for  the  Friendless  26 

Ferries  55 

Flatbush  78 

Flushing   77 

Fire  Department  51 

Ford  ham   82 

Fort  Hamilton  79 

Fort  ^ee  83 

Free  Academy  32 

Gallery  of  Fine  Arts  35 

Gas  Works  37 

General  Society  of  Mechanics 

and  Tradesmen  34 

Gramercy  Park  48 

Gravesend  Village   80 

Great  Park   49 

Green  Point  78 

Greenwood  Cemetery   66 

Hacknev  Coaches  and  Carriages  56 
Halls  of  Justice  and  City  Prison  28 

Hall  of  Records   16 

Hamilton  Square  49 

Ha.  em   81 

Hasting^   84 

Hicksville   78 

High  Bridge   51 

Historical  Sketch  of  the  City  ...  9 
Historical  Society,  New  York  . .  33 

Hoboken   87 

Home,  Colored  24 

Home  for  the  Friendless  26 

Horse  Market   94 

Hospital,  New  York  30 

Hotels  in  New  York   93 

House  of  Refuge  28 


Industrial  Temperance  Union...  26 
Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum  24 'insane  Asylum,  Bloomingdale  ..  20 


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INDEX. 


PAGE |  PAGE 

Institutions,  various    38  Perth  Amboy   90 

Insurance  Companies  60  Piermont   85 

Islands  near  the  City  68 1  Postoffice   12 

Public  Porters   58 

Jamaica  79 

Jersey  City   87!  Rahway  . 


I  Railroad  Depots  53 

Key  Port   92.  Railroad  Routes  and  Dis lances. .  94 

j  Ravenswood   78 

Leake  and  Watts  Orphan  House  20  Redbank   91 

Libraries,  Public  33!  Reservoirs,  Croton  50 

Loner  Branch   91 !  Rockaway  Beach  79 

Lyceum  of  Natural  History  34'  Rotunda   14 

I  Rutgers  Female  Institute  32 

Madison  Square  48 

Manhattan  Square  49 1  Sailor's  Home  38 

Manhattanville   82' Sailor's  Home  (Colored)   36 

Marine  Hospital  36:  Sailor's  Snug  Harbor   37 

Markets  52,  95  Sandy  Hook   91 

Martyrs'  Tomb  and  Prison  Ships  70;  Scotch  Plains   90 

Medical  College,  New  York  31  Seaman's  Friend  Society  36 

Medical  College  (University)...  31  Seaman's  Retreat  37 

Mercantile  Library  Association.  33  Shrewsbury  91 

Merchant's  Exchange   12  Sing-Sing   36 

Middletown  Point   92;  Societies  and  Institutions  38,39,40 

Morrisania   82!  Society  Library,  N.  Y   33 

Mott  Haven  82;  South  Amboy  90 

Mor^stown   90 1  State  Arsenal   35 

Mount  Morris  49  Staten  Island   80 

Steamboat  Lines  54 


National  Academy  of  Design  ..  35 

Navv  Hospital   70 

Navy  Yard,  Brooklyn  69 

Newark   88 

New  Brighton   81 

New  Brunswick   89 

New  City  Hall   14 


St.  John's  Park  47 

Street  Directory,  New  York  ..62-65 

Do  do  Brooklyn  74 

Stuvvesant  Square  48 

Sufferns   85 

Tarrvtown   85 


New  Rochelle  80!  Telegraph  Companies   95 


Newtown   78 

New  Utrecht  79 

New  York  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons   31 


Temperance  Union,  Industrial..  26 

Theological  Seminar}-,  Episc  32 

Do  do  Union...  32 

Tombs,  or  City  Prison   28 


New  York  Gallery  of  Fine  Arts.  35  Tompkins  Square  48 

New  York  Historical  Society...  33,  Trinity  Church  16 

New  York  Hospital  30|Tuckahoe   83 

N.  Y.  Institution  for  the  Blind  ..  26 

New  York  Medical  College  31 1  Union  Park   48 

New  York  Mercantile  Library      Union  Theological  Seminary  32 

Association   33' United  States  Naval  Lyceum. .. .  69 

New  York  Orphan  Asvlum   22  Unversity  Medical  College   31 

New  York  Society  Library   33;  University  of  the  Ciry  of  N.  Y.  ..  31 

Ocean  Steamers   58  Washington  Square  47 

Omnibuses   58  Weehawken   87 

Orphan  Asvlum  (Colored)  22:  West  Point   86 

Orphan- Asylum,  New  York          22  White  Plains   83 

Orphan  House,  Leake  k  Watts. .  20 j  Williamsburgh   76 

Parks.   46,  47,  48,  49  Yonkers   84 

ft  raon   88!Yorkville   81 


PHELPS' 

NEW  YORK  CITY  GUIDE. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  NEW  YORK  CITY. 

New  Yokk,  the  first  city  on  the  American  continent  in  population, 
commerce,  and  wealth,  is  situated  at  the  southern  extremity  of  Man- 
hattan Island,  at  the  confluence  of  the  North  and  East  rivers,  in  lati- 
tude 40°  42'  43"  north,  and  longitude  3°  1'  13"  east  from  Washington 
City. 

The  beautiful  Manhattan  Island  was  the  resort  of  the  Indian  tribes 
of  the  Hudson,  when  the  hunting  season  was  over  among  the  Highlands 
and  the  forests  between  them  and  the  sea :  and  where  the  great  me- 
tropolis now  stands,  those  children  of  the  forest  had  their  villages, 
and  feasted  upon  the  fish  of  the  bay,  less  than  two  and  a  half  centuries 
ago.  The  first  white  man  who  entered  the  Narrows,  and  looked  upon 
the  waters  of  the  spacious  harbor  of  New  York,  was  Verrazzani,  a 
Florentine  in  the  employ  of  the  French  government.  Eighiy-six  years 
afterward  (1609),  Henry  Hudson,  a  navigator  in  the  employ  of  the 
Dutch  East  India  company,  explored  the  harbor,  and  sailed  up  the 
river  which  now  bears  his  name,  as  far  as  the  mouth  of  the  Mohawk, 
more  than  160  miles  from  the  sea.  By  virtue  of  this  discovery  and 
exploration,  the  states-general  of  Holland  claimed  Manhattan  and  the 
surrounding  country  as  their  ovv  a,  and  named  the  territory  New  Neth- 
erlands. In  1614,  some  Dutch  merchants  associated  for  the  purpose  of 
trading  in  furs  with  the  Indians.  They  built  a  trading-house  and  fort 
on  the  site  of  Albany ;  and  in  1615,  they  erected  a  fort  on  Manhattan, 
near  the  present  Trinity  church.  The  company  was  incorporated  in 
16-20,  and  called  the  Dutch  West  In'ia  company.  In  1623,  they 
built  a  new  fort  on  the  site  of  the  Bowling-Green,  at  the  foot  of  Broad- 
way. About  1630,  a  permanent  settlement  was  fairly  commenced. 
Governors  were  appointed,  and  when  the  foundations  of  the  city  of 
Boston  were  laid  by  the  puritans,  a  Dutch  commonwealth  was  com- 
menced upon  the  Hudson  river.  The  city  which  soon  appeared  was 
called  New  Amsterdam,  and  from  it  adventurers  went  out  to  form 
new  settlements  upon  the  Delaware. 

The  Dutch  held  possession  of  New  Netherlands  until  1664,  when 
the  English  monarch  having  made  a  present  of  the  whole  territory 
between  the  Connecticut  river  and  the  Delaware,  to  his  brother,  the 
duke  of  York,  a  fleet  came  to  secure  the  donation  to  its  new  owner. 
Peter  Stuyvesant,  the  last  Dutch  governor,  was  compelled  to  resign 
his  government  into  the  hands  of  Robert  Nichols,  the  commander  of 
the  fleet,  and  the  city  and  territory  were  named  New  York,  in  honor 
of  the  duke.  The  fort  at  Bowling-Green,  which  was  named  Fort 
1* 


10      HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  NEW  YORK  CITY. 


George  at  a  later  period,  was  strengthened,  and  remained  until  after 
our  revolutionary  war. 

In  1673,  a  Dutch  squadron  took  possession  of  the  city,  and  the 
whole  of  the  duke's  domain  was  again  in  possession  of  the  Hol- 
landers. A  few  months  afterward,  it  reverted  to  the  English,  by 
treaty.  From  that  period  the  English  held  possession  until  1783, 
when  the  independence  of  the  United  States  was  established.  The 
city  had  steadily  progressed  in  population  and  commerce,  and  when 
the  British  army  evacuated  it  in  November,  1783,  that  little  town  of 
less  than  2,000  inhabitants  when  it  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  English, 
had  swollen  to  a  city  of  23,000  people. 

For  a  short  time  in  1776,  the  city  was  in  possession  of  the  American 
army  under  Washington.  After  the  disastrous  battle  near  Brooklyn, 
in  August  of  that  year,  the  British,  under  General  Howe,  took  posses- 
sion, and  held  it  until  the  close  of  the  war.  Its  evacuation  by  them 
on  the  25th  of  November,  1783,  was  the  occasion  of  great  rejoicing. 
It  wps  during  the  occupancy  of  the  Americans  in  1776,  that  the  Dec- 
laration of  Independence  was  promulgated,  and  on  the  night  after  it 
was  received  in  New  York,  the  populace  pulled  down  the  leaden 
statue  of  George  the  Third,  which  stood  in  the  Bowling-Green.  It  was 
afterward  cast  into  bullets,  and  in  that  shape  sent  to  the  enemy.  Soon 
after  the  Americans  withdrew,  a  fire  destroyed  a  large  portion  of  the 
city.  Four  hundred  and  ninety-three  houses  were  bumed.  The 
British  charged  the  conflagration  upon  the  Americans  ;  it  was  proba- 
bly accidental. 

While  the  British  held  possession  of  the  city,  churches,  sugar-houses, 
and  other  large  buildings,  were  used  as  prisons  and  hospitals.  The 
Middle  Dutch  church  (now  the  post-office)  was  concerted  into  an  arena 
for  instruction  in  horsemanship.  Hundreds  suffered,  and  many  died 
in  the  Provost  prison  (now  the  Hall  of  Records),  and  thousands  per- 
ished on  board  the  prison-ships  moored  in  the  East  river. 

The  first  congress  under  the  federal  constitution  held  its  session  in 
New  York  ;  anci  at  the  old  city-hall  (on  the  site  of  the  customhouse), 
Washington,  the  first  president  of  the  United  States,  was  inaugurated 
in  1789.  The  old  fort  at  the  Bowling-Green  was  taken  down  the  pre- 
vious year,  and  the  ground  levelled  to  the  extent  of  about  one  half  of 
the  present  Battery.  When  the  fir.-t  president  wa3  inaugurated,  the 
city  contained  a  population  of  33,000 ;  now,  sixty  years  later,  it  con- 
tains over  half  a  million,  and  with  its  suburban  cities  of  Brooklyn  and 
Williamsburg,  three  quarters  of  a  million.  Its  future  glory  in  popula- 
tion, wealth,  and  influence,  who  shall  estimate  ?  Its  spacious  harbor, 
wherein  the  navies  of  the  whole  world  might  ride  in  safety ;  its  seat  at 
the  mouth  of  a  noble  river,  upon  whose  bosom  floats  a  vast  fleet,  laden 
with  the  products  of  a  fertile  state ;  its  strong  arms  of  iron  ways, 
reaching  out  in  every  direction  to  bring  inland  trade  to  its  borders, 
and  scatter  the  products  of  other  lands  among  our  people ;  the  salu- 
brity  of  its  location ;  the  overflowing  supply  of  pure  water ;  extensive 
sewerage,  and  other  sanitary  provisions ;  the  excellence  of  its  free 
schools,  wherein  every  child  may  be  educated ;  the  probity  of  its  mer- 
chants ;  the  skill  and  industry  of  its  mechanics ;  and  the  high  moral 
and  religious  character  of  its  inhabitants  in  general,  are  elements  of 
prosperity  and  greatness  which  promise  to  make  New  York  the  chief 
ciiy  of  che  world. 

Its  statistics,  and  particular  notices  of  its  public  institutions  and 
suburban  features,  may  be  found  in  other  portions  of  this  little  work. 


POPULATION  OF  NEW  YORK — CITY  HALL.  11 


Census  of  the  City  at 


Year. 

1653. 
1661. 
1675. 
1606. 
1730. 


Population. 
1.120 
1.743 

2,580 
4.455 
8.256 


1756   10,530 

1774   22.861 

1786   23.688 

1790   33.131 

1800   60.489 

1805   75.587 

1810   96,373 

1820   123,706 

1825   166,136 

1830   202.589 

1835   270,089 

1840   312,710 

1845   371.280 

1850.   515,394 


different  periods. 

In  1850. 

Ward     1   19,755 

II   6.616 

"      III   10.350 

"      IV   23.256 

"       V   22.691 

"      VI   24.699 

"     VII   32.697 

"    VIII   34.413 

«      IX   40,675 

"       X   23.316 

"      XI   43.772 

«    XII   10,453 

"    XIII   28.244 

»   XIV   25.206 

"     XV   22.564 

"   XVI   52.887 

"  XVII   43.780 

"XVIII   31.557 

"   XIX   18,463 


515,394 


CITY-HALL. 

The  City-Hall  may  be  regarded  as  one  of  the  finest  specimens  of 
architectural  beauty  of  any  building  in  the  city,  and  with  the  exception 
of  the  Capitol  at  Washington,  second  to  none  in  the  country.  It  stands 
in  the  midst  of  a  beautiful  park  of  about  ten  acres,  and  shows  to  great 
advantage.  It  is  216  feet  long,  105  broad,  and  65  feet  high,  and  com- 
bines the  Ionic,  Corinthian,  aud  Composite  orders  of  architecture, 
rising  in  regular  gradations.  7"he  front  and  ends,  from  the  basement, 
are  built  of  white  marble  from  Stockbridge,  Mass. ;  the  rear  of  free- 
stone from  N.  Y.  Rising  from  the  centre  of  the  roof  is  a  cupola, 
overlooking  a  large  part  of  the  city,  in  which  is  stationed  a  sentinel 
|  whose  business  it  is  to  give  alarm  in  case  of  fire.  On  the  top  of  this 
Cupola  is  a  figure  of  Justice.  A  little  beneath  is  a  four-dial  clock,  of 
superior  workmanship,  and  is  beautiful'/  illuminated  at  night.  By 
the  side,  in  the  rear,  rises  a  tower,  in  which  there  is  a  massive  bell, 
weighing  9,910  lbs.,  and  which  is  rung  only  in  case  of  fire.  Its  deep 
tones  can  be  heard  for  several  miles  distant 

This  building  contains  a  large  number  of  rooms  for  various  pur- 
poses. In  the  basement  the  Marine  Court  is  held;  there  is  also  the 
office  of  the  chief  of  police,  the  sheriff's  jury,  etc.  On  the  first  floor 
is  the  mayor's  office,  the  county  clerk's,  city  library,  clerk  of  the  com- 
mon council,  etc.  Ascending  by  a  winding  flight  of  stairs  to  the  second 
story,  we  find  the  governor's  room,  52  by  20  feet.  This  is  principally 
used  for  the  reception  of  distinguished  visiters.  It  is  decorated  with 
some  of  the  finest  portraits  of  "some  of  our  most  honored  statesmen 
and  chieftains.  Here  may  be  seen  the  writing-desk  of  Washington, 
upon  which  he  penned  his  first  message  to  Congress.  In  the  wings 
are  the  common  council  chambers  for  the  aldermen  and  assistant 
aldermen.    The  aldermen's  is  furnished  with  the  chairs  used  by  the 


12         POSTOFFICE. — MERCHANTS1  EXCHANGE. 


first  congress,  and  the  one  occupied  by  the  mayor  is  that  in  which 
the  immortal  Washington  was  inaugurated  first  president  of  the  United 
States.    The  other  rooms  are  used  for  various  courts.    This  edifice 
was  nine  years  in  building,  and  cost  $538,734. 
Open  for  visiters  at  all  hours  of  the  day. 


POSTOFFICE. 

The  building  occupied  by  the  Postoffice  belongs  to  the  corpora- 
tion of  the  Middle  Dutch  church,  and  was  their  place  of  worship  from 
the  close  of  the  17th  century  until  1844.  It  is  the  oldest  church  edifice 
now  remaining  in  the  city.  A  great  part  of  the  wood-work  of  the 
steeple,  completely  wrought,  was  brought  from  Holland  :  the  build- 
ing itself  is  of  stone.  During  the  Revolution,  it  was  near  the  upper 
verge  of  the  city,  its  location  being  upon  Nassau,  Cedar,  and  Liberty 
streets.  When  the  British  first  took  possession  of  the  city  in  1776, 
they  used  it  as  a  barracks  for  the  soldiers.  It  was  afterward  converted 
into  an  hospital ;  and  finally  the  pews  were  removed,  and  it  was  made 
a  riding-school.  In  1790,  it  was  repaired,  and  again  devoted  to  the 
worship  of  God.  In  1844,  the  general  government  leased  it  for  seven 
years,  for  the  purposes  of  the  Postoffice ;  and  in  1851,  a  further  lease 
was  obtained  for  fourteen  years  at  $10,000  per  annum  Having,  in 
addition  to  its  city  business,  that  of  a  general  distributing  Postoffice, 
a  great  amount  of  labor  is  performed  there,  the  number  of  clerks  hav- 
ing increased  from  six  to  about  ninety  within  thirty  years. 

The  hours  for  delivery  are  from  7|  o'clock  A.  M.  till  6£  P.  M.,  between 
the  1st  of  October  and  the  1st  of  April ;  and  from  7|  A.  M  till  7  P.  M., 
from  the  1st  of  April  to  the  1st  of  October.  It  is  opened  for  an  hour 
in  the  morning,  and  again  at  noon,  on  Sundays. 

MERCHANTS'  EXCHANGE. 

This  building  occupies  the  entire  block  of  ground  between  Wall, 
William,  Hanover  streets,  and  Exchange  place,  the  same  site  of  the 
former  Exchange,  which  was  destroyed  in  the  great  fire  in  1835.  It  is 
built  in  the  most  substantial  manner,  of  Quincy  granite,  and  is  fire- 
proof. It  is  200  by  171  feet,  77  high  to  the  cornice,  and  124  to  the  top 
of  the  dome.  A  recessed  portico  fronts  on  Wall  street,  in  which  are 
18  Grecian  columns,  38  feet  high,  and  4£  feet  in  diameter  at  their  base. 
Each  is  formed  from  a  single  block,  and  weighs  from  43  to  45  tons. 
Their  entire  cost  was  $55,000.  The  rotunda,  which  is  the  principal 
room,  is  in  the  centre  of  the  building.  Its  diameter  is  80  feet,  and  its 
height  the  same.  It  is  surmounted  by  a  dome,  in  which  there  is  a 
large  skylight,  rising  from  the  centre,  resting  in  part  on  8  Corinthian 
fluted  columns,  of  Italian  marble,  41  feet  high,  and  five  feet  in  diameter. 

There  are  a  large  number  of  rooms  on  each  side  of  the  rotunda, 
which  are  rented  for  offices,  etc.  The  building  is  owned  by  a  company 
of  capitalists,  who,  though  they  do  not  find  it  a  very  profitable  invest- 
ment, do  find  it  a  very  great  convenience  to  the  commercial  community. 
It  is  a  fine  ornament  to  that  part  of  the  city. 

Its  cost,  including  the  ground,  was  $1,500,000.  Open  free  to  visiters 
f  j  jm  8  A.  M.  to  5  P.  M. 


14     CUSTOMHOUSE. — NEW  CITY-HALL. — ROTUNDA. 


CUSTOMHOUSE. 

This  building  stands  on  the  corner  of  Wall  and  Nassau  streets,  ex- 
tending through  to  Pine  street.  It  occupies  the  ground  where  once 
stood  the  old  Federal  hall,  in  the  open  gallery  of  which  Gen.  Washing- 
ton was  inaugurated  the  first  president  of  the  United  States  of  North 
America.  It  is  unsurpassed  in  the  beauty  of  its  design,  and  the  dura- 
bility of  its  construction.  The  principal  material  is  white  marble,  from 
Massachusetts.  Its  style  of  architecture  is  purely  Doric,  in  imitation  of 
the  Pantheon  at  Athens.  The  building  is  in  the  form  of  a  parallelogram, 
200  feet  long,  and  90  wide ;  the  height  is  80  feet.  Fronting  on  Wall 
street  is  a  portico,  with  8  Doric  columns,  32  feet  high,  and  5  feet  10 
inches  in  diameter.    This  is  reached  by  a  flight  of  18  granite  steps. 

The  rotunda,  or  principal  hall  for  the  transaction  of  business,  is  60 
feet  in  diameter,  and  is  lighted  by  a  skylight  from  the  top.  The  dome 
is  supported  by  16  Corinthian  columns,  adorned  with  caps  of  exquisite 
workmanship.  The  roof  is  of  granite.  The  whole  was  eight  years  in 
building,  at  a  cost  of  nearly  $2,000,000. 

Visiters  can  have  access  from  10  A.  M.  to  3  P.  M. 


NEW  CITY-HALL. 

The  New  City-Hall  is  situated  on  the  north  part  of  the  park,  on 
Chambers  street.  It  is  a  plain,  substantial  two-story  building,  260  feet 
long,  and  50  wide,  and  was  formerly  occupied  as  an  almshouse.  It 
has  been  remodelled,  and  some  additions  made  to  it,  and  is  now  used 
for  a  variety  of  public  offices  and  court  rooms.  The  United  States 
and  Supreme  Courts  are  held  here. 

Some  of  the  principal  offices  are  the  city  inspector's,  the  receivers 
of  taxes,  collector  of  assessments,  corporation  and  district  attorneys', 
etc.,  etc. 

THE  ROTUNDA. 

This  edifice,  of  circular  form,  with  a  large  dome,  standing  near  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  Park,  was  erected  in  1818,  by  John  Vanderlyn, 
the  eminent  painter,  for  the  purpose  of  exhibiting  panoramic  pictures. 
It  is  54  feet  in  diameter,  with  a  Doric  front  on  the  Park,  and  was  neat 
and  graceful  in  appearance  when  it  stood  alone.  When  Mr.  Vanderlyn 
took  up  his  residence  in  Europe,  it  was  devoted  to  other  purposes  than 
that  of  art.  It  was  occupied  by  the  Marine  Court,  then  the  city  post- 
office,  and  now  it  is  devoted  to  the  use  of  the  Croton  water  depart- 
ment, and  the  governors  of  the  almshouse. 

On  the  west  side  of  the  Rotunda  stands  a  fine  fire-proof  brown  stone 
building,  three  stories  in  height,  and  105  feet  long  by  72  feet  wide,  which 
is  occupied  by  the  register  of  the  county,  the  United  States  Court,  and 
the  Court  of  Sessions. 

At  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Park,  another  brown  stone  building 
has  been  erected,  70  feet  long  by  55  feet  wide,  which  is  occupied  bj 
Fire  and  Hose  Companies  on  the  first  floor.  The  upper  part  is  use<? 
for  the  Fourth  and  Sixth  Ward  Courts,  and  for  other  public  pur 
poses. 


16 


HALL  OF  RECORDS. — TRINITY  CHURCH 


HALL  OF  EECOEDS. 

This  building  is  situated  in  the  Park,  a  short  distance  northeast  of 
the  city-hall.  It  was  built  of  coarse  brown  stone,  and  used  as  a  city 
prison.  During  the  prevalence  of  the  cholera  in  1832,  it  was  con- 
verted into  an  hospital.  Since  that  time  the  interior  has  been  thorough- 
lly  remodeled,  and  made  fireproof,  the  exterior  stuccoed  in  imitation 
of  marble,  and  a  portico,  supported  by  four  Ionic  pillars,  added  to  each 
end,  giving  it  a  neat  and  graceful  appearance.  It  now  contains  the 
county  clerk's  office,  in  which  the  records  of  the  city  are  kept ;  also, 
offices  for  the  comptroller,  surrogate,  and  street  commissioner. 

This  was  the  old  provost-jail  of  New  York,  where  the  notorious 
Cunningham  exercised  his  cruel  authority  over  the  American  pris- 
oners captured  at  the  battle  of  Long  Island,  Fort  Washington,  and 
elsewhere;  and  from  its  walls  that  young  martyr,  Captain  Nathan 
Hale,  was  led  out  to  execution  on  the  gallows,  which  stood  where 
Burton's  Theatre  now  is,  in  Chambers  street. 


TRINITY  CHTTtCH,  BBOADWAY. 

This  elegant  structure  is  situated  upon  Broadway,  at  the  head  of 
Wall  street,  and  appropriately  keeps  "  watch  and  ward"  over  the  street 
morals  of  that  court  of  Mammon.  The  corporation  is  one  of  the  old- 
est, and  by  far  the  wealthiest  of  the  kind  in  the  United  States.  Its 
riches  consist  principally  of  real  estate  in  the  city  of  New  York,  now 
valued  at  several  millions  of  dollars.  The  first  place  of  worship  in  the 
city  was  a  small  wooden  building  in  the  fort  at  Bowling-Green,  and 
known  as  the  Dutch  church.  When  the  English  to^k  possession  of  the 
city  in  1664,  episcopal  service  was  held  there,  and  it  was  called  "  the 
king's  chapel."  This  was  the  parent  of  the  episcopal  churches  in 
America.  The  first  edifice  erected  upon  its  present  site  was  reared  in 
1696,  during  the  reign  of  William  and  Mary.  Queen  Anne  endowed 
it,  and  presented  it  with  silver  communion  plate.  The  building  was 
enlarged  in  1735,  and  again  in  1737.  In  the  great  conflagration  in  1776, 
it  was  destroyed,  and  was  not  rebuilt  until  after  the  war.  The  new 
edifice  was  completed  in  1790.  In  1839  it  was  demolished,  and  the 
present  costly  structure  was  commenced.    It  was  completed  in  1846. 

The  material  of  which  Trinity  church  is  built  is  a  handsome  brown 
stone  from  New  Jersey.  The  architect  was  Mr.  Upjohn;  the  orna- 
mental stone  work  was  wrought  under  the  direction  of  the  late  Mr. 
Thorn,  the  Scotch  sculptor,  whose  beautiful  composition,  "  Old  Mor- 
tality," graces  the  entrance  to  Laurel  Hill  cemetery,  near  Philadelphia, 
The  edifice  is  192  feet  in  length,  by  80  in  width,  with  walls  60  feet 
high.  The  style  is  Gothic,  of  the  chastest  character.  The  tower  and 
spire,  the  most  elaborate  and  costly  in  this  country,  rise  to  an  altitude 
of  284  feet.  In  the  tower  is  an  excellent  chime  of  bells,  which  send 
forth  their  music  every  day.  The  tower  and  spire  are  open  to  visiters 
daily,  except  on  Sunday  and  during  the  morning  and  evening  services, 
which  occur  from  nine  to  half-past  nine  in  the  morning,  and  from 
three  to  half-past  three  in  the  afternoon.  Visiters  may  ascend  by  a 
spiral  stairway  of  308  steps  to  the  height  of  250  feet,  whence  a  mag- 
nificent view  of  the  city  and  surrounding  scenery  may  be  obtained. 
1  xie  best  position  from  which  to  view  this  gorgeous  panorama  is  the 
battlements  at  the  base  of  the  spire.  All  arcmnd  you  perceive  the 
yoofs  and  chimneys  of  the  great  city,  seemingly  piled  in  confusion. 


18      NEW  YORK  FROM  TRINITY  CHURCH  TOWER. 


and  stretching  away  northward  to  the  extent  of  vision.  On  the  west, 
south,  and  east,  there  is  a  fringe  of  merchant-ships  and  smaller  craft 
at  their  moorings,  while  the  expanse  of  waters  is  dotted  with  moving 
vessels  propelled  by  steam,  wafted  by  the  breeze,  or  moved  by  the 
strong  arm  of  the  oarsmen. 

Looking  eastward  beyond  the  metropolis,  another  city  looms  up  m 
grandeur,  and  beauty,  having  only  a  narrow  dividing  line  of  water, 
over  which  stately  ferry  boats  are  plying  every  moment.  That  is 
Brooklyn,  a  city  of  the  present  century,  and  one  of  the  wonders  of 
progress  which  our  country  exhibits.  It  lies  upon  some  of  the  gentle 
hills  whence  our  forefathers  watched  the  landing  of  hostile  troops  upon 
our  shores,  and  where  they  fought  and  fell  in  defence  of  their  hearths 
and  families.  Look  a  little  further  southward,  and  you  may  see  the 
beautiful  undulations  of  Greenwood  cemetery,  beyond  the  village  of 
Gowanus.  It,  too,  is  a  populous  city — a  city  of  the  dead.  Still  further 
southward,  you  may  perceive  the  high  banks  near  the  Narrows,  the 
gate  of  the  harbor  opening  from  the  sea,  whereon  stands  Fort  Hamil- 
ton, one  of  the  guardians  of  the  portal.  There,  and  on  the  beach  below, 
the  British  army  landed  in  August,  1776,  after  crossing  in  boats  from 
Staten  island,  and  marched  to  attack  the  patriots  upon  the  Greenwood 
hills,  near  Flatbush  and  Bedford. 

Look  northward  of  Brooklyn :  there  is  another  city,  the  wonderful 
outgrowth  of  New  York,  spreading  out  upon  a  gentle  slope,  in  every 
direction,  from  the  water.  That  is  Williamsburgh ;  and  beyond  it 
along  the  southern  shore  of  the  East  river,  are  the  germs  of  other 
cities — Greenpoint,  Ravenswood,  and  Astoria.  Extending  the  vision 
beyond  them,  you  may  see  the  white  houses  of  Newtown,  the  spires 
of  Flushing,  and  the  top  of  the  tower  upon  Cypress  Hills,  where  is 
another  city  of  the  dead  rapidly  populating.  Away  to  the  northeast 
stretches  the  East  river,  broken  by  Blackwell's  island,  with  its  prison 
and  almshouse ;  and  you  can  almost  see  Fort  Schuyler,  upon  Throg's 
Point,  where  the  army  of  General  Howe  first  touched  our  continent, 
A  little  nearer  is  Kip's  bay,  opposite  Newtown  creek,  where  British 
soldiers  first  set  foot  upon  Manhattan  island  during  the  Revolution. 

Northward,  the  horizon  is  bounded  by  the  city,  and  from  your  feet 
starts  a  noble  avenue,  thronged  with  vehicles  and  pedestrians,  and 
glittering  with  the  brilliant  temples  of  trade.  You  see  it  narrowing  in 
perspective,  until  apparently  terminated  by  the  white  spire  and  gothic 
turrets  and  pinnacles  of  Grace  church,  almost  two  miles  distant.  That 
is  Broadway.  Again  cast  your  vision  downward,  and  then  look  east- 
ward. You  see  Wall  street,  with  its  throng  of  speculators,  and  the 
granite  and  marble  palaces  of  the  money-changers.  You  look  upon 
the  roofs  of  the  marble  customhouse,  and  granite  Merchants'  Ex- 
change, and  glancing  over  the  segment  of  a  circle  around  northward 
and  westward,  you  may  see  portions  of  almost  every  public  building 
in  the  great  metropolis  and  its  ambitious  sister,  Brooklyn. 

Now  look  to  the  northwest.  With  a  spyglass  you  may  see  the  flag- 
staff which  stands  among  the  mounds  of  old  Fort  Washington,  where 
3,000  patriots  were  made  prisoners  in  the  autumn  of  1776.  Beyond 
you  perceive  the  blue  domes  of  the  Highlands,  and  the  magnificent 
wall  of  the  Palisades,  from  among  which  the  broad  Hudson  comes 
flowing,  with  its  rich  merchant  fleets.  Near  the  southern  termination 
of  the  Palisades  may  be  seen  another  staff ;  it  is  the  lofty  one  from 
which  the  telegraph  wires  are  stretched  across  the  river.  There  stood 
Fort  Lee,  which  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  British  soon  after  Fort 


CHARITABLE  INSTITUTION. 


Washington  was  captured  Near  by  is  Weehawken,  upon  the  hills ; 
and  down  in  a  beautiful  little  valley  there,  near  the  Hudson,  General 
Alexander  Hamilton  feD  in  a  duel  with  Colonel  Aaron  Burr.  Follow- 
ing the  Jersey  shore  down  the  river,  vou  may  perceive  glimpses  of  the 
green  Elysian  fields,  and  then  die  village  of  Hoboken  bursts  into  view 
from  among  the  trees . 

Turning  westward,  you  see  another  city  upon  the  verge  of  the 
waters,  covering  a  peninsula,  and  stretching  back  toward  the  Bergen 
l    hills.    That  is  Jersey  city,  in  the  state  of  New  Jersey.    Looking  over 
I    and  beyond  its  chimneys  and  spires,  the  eye  seems  at  first  to  perceive 
!    a  vast  burial-ground  upon  a  green  slope.    That,  too,  is  a  city  of  the 
living — Newark,  the  largest  in  New  Jersey,  and  really  another  suburb 
of  New  York.    How  its  white  houses  glitter  in  the  morning  sun,  and 
seem  to  recline  like  marble  monuments  upon  the  bosom  of  the  hills  ! 
Look  still  further  southward,  and  you  may  see  Bergen  Point  and 
[   Elizabefhport.  and  beyond  there  the  spires  of  Elizabethtown ;  all  places 
of  historic  note. 

Turning  southward,  Staten  island  lies  green  and  beautiful,  with  its 
Tillages  sparkling  like  jewels  upon  a  coronet.    New  Brighton,  Rich- 
mond, Tompkinsville.  and  the  Quarantine,  are  all  in  full  view.  Between 
■    you  and  the  island  is  the  noble  bay  of  New  York ;  beyond  it,  and  in- 
f    visible  from  our  point  of  view,  is  the  more  spacious  Raritan  or  Amboy 
i   bay,  toward  which  we  perceive  water  avenues  —  the  Narrows  on  the 
left,  and  the  Kills  on  the  right.    Upon  those  green  hills  of  Staten 
I    island,  the  British  and  Hessian  troops  first  encamped  after  their  lcng 
I   voyage  from  the  old  world  to  the  new. 

Look  nearer.  There  is  Governor's  island  on  the  left,  and  Eedlow's  and 
Ellis's  islands  on  the  right,  all  appearing  formidable  with  military  works. 
Still  nearer,  and  almost  at  your  feet,  are  Castle-Garden,  the  Battery, 
and  the  Bowling-Green,  at  the  foot  of  Broadway.  And  here  the  pan- 
oramic picture  terminates.  It  is  one  of  rare  beauty  and  interest,  and 
I  may  be  seen  any  week-day  from  the  battlements  of  the  tower  of  Trinity 
i  church.  No  fee  is  exacted  fr  m  visiters,  but  who  would  enjoy  the 
glorious  sight  without  dropping  a  small  coin  into  the  hand  of  the 
obliging  attendant  below  ? 

THE  CHARITABLE  INSTITUTIONS  OF  NEW  YORK. 

While  the  city  of  New  York  presents  to  the  eye  of  a  stranger  vast 
marts  of  commerce,  fleets  of  merchant-ships,  magnificent  public  build- 
ings, palacelike  dwellings,  and  gorgeous  shops  and  streets,  thronged 
with  a  gay,  busy,  and  enterprising  population,  it  can  boast  of  something 
.  far  more  attractive  to  the  eye  of  ^humanity,  far  more  suggestive  of  the 
i  true  greatness  of  a  people.  We  allude  to  its  institutions,  founded  by 
the  benevolent  and  humane,  for  the  promotion  of  the  temporal  com- 
fort of  the  unfortunate  who,  in  God's  providence,  suffer  the  ills  of  our 
common  frailty.  Throughout  the  great  metropolis,  where  Mammon, 
vice,  and  folly,  in  the  daily  pursuits  of  life,  are  contending  for  the  mas- 
tery, these  beneficent  institutions  are  scattered  like  green  oases,  in  the 
midst  of  a  desert  of  selfishness  incident  to  the  progress  of  a  great  city. 
They  are  like  preachers  of  truth,  daily  asserting  the  divine  principles 
of  Christianity  by  their  holy  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  M  bruised  reeds"  of 
humanity.  They  illustrate,  in  their  practice,  the  precepts  of  Jesus, 
especially  that  golden  rule,  "  Do  unto  others  as  ye  would  that  others 
ihould  do  unto  you."  They  seek  the  lo6t ;  they  give  parents  to  orphans ; 


20  INSANE  ASYLUM. — ORPHAN  HOUSE. 


they  feed  the  hungry,  clothe  the  naked,  relieve  the  sick  and  distressed, 
and  virit  the  prisoner  in  his  cell.  They  pour  light  upon  the  gloom  of 
the  blind ;  they  give  joy  and  gladness  to  the  deaf  and  dumb  ;  tney  pour 
oil  upon  the  stormy  waves  of  disturbed  reason,  and  help  the  feeble 
footsteps  of  the  idiot  traveller.  They  take  the  Magdalene  from  the 
road  that  "  takes  hold  of  the  chambers  of  death,"  and  place  her  feet 
in  the  highway  of  virtue  and  peace ;  they  say  to  the  crushed  criminal, 
made  so  perhaps  by  the  oppressions  of  society,  "  Lift  up  your  head, 
brother  man  I  tor  pity  hath  not  quite  forsaken  you  ;  "  and  they  say  to 
the  inebriate,  wallowmg  in  the  pool  of  degradation,  "  Stand  up,  for  thou 
art  a  brother."  If  "  righteousness  exalteth  a  nation,"  surely  institutions 
like  these  may  be  imputed  righteousness  for  a  great  city,  and  in  the 
estimation  of  the  wise  and  good  are  greater  things  whereof  to  boast 
than  all  the  wealth  and  pomp  and  splendor  with  which  the  metropolis 
abounds. 


BLOOMLNGDALE  ASYLUM  FOE  THE  INSANE. 

This  institution  is  located  a  little  south  of  Manhattanville,  between 
One  hundred  and  fifteenth  and  One  hundred  and  twentieth  streets.  The 
grounds  connected  with  it,  containing  about  40  acres  of  land,  are  beauti- 
tuily  laid  out,  and  ornamented  with  shrubbery  and  flowers  ;  and  all  is 
fitted  up  in  a  manner  so  as  to  render  this  a  pleasant  retreat  for  those 
unfortunate  beings  for  whom  this  institution  was  designed. 

The  principal  building  is  210  feet  long  and  60  wide,  and  three  stories 
high.  Attached  to  this  are  two  wings,  40  by  60  fe*?t  each.  Many  of 
the  inmates  work  about  the  premises,  or  amuse  themselves  as  circum- 
stances indicate.  It  was  open  for  the  reception  of  patients  in  the  year 
1821 ;  and  thousands  have  participated  in  its  benefits. 

In  accordance  with  the  Revised  Statutes  of  this  state,  it  is  necessary, 
before  a  patient  can  be  admitted  into  the  Bloomingdale  Asylum,  that  a 
lunacy- war  rant  from  any  two  justices  of  the  peace,  or  police  magis- 
trates, issued  upon  the  evidence  of  two  reputable  physicians  as  to  the 
alleged  fact  of  insanity,  be  procured,  —  and  also  a  permit  from  one  of 
the  asylum  committee ;  with  whom  the  payment  of  board  (which  is 
always  in  advance)  m^st  be  arranged. 

Applications  by  letter  can  be  addressed  to  the  Physician  of  the  New 
York  Lunatic  Asylum. 

Letters  or  packages  for  either  officers,  patients,  or  attendants,  left  at 
the  New  York  hospital,  Broadway,  New  York,  will  duly  reach  the 
Asylum. 

Letters  sent  to  the  Asylum  by  mail  should  be  directed  to  Manhattan, 
ville  postoffice. 

The  Manhattanville  stages  pass  this  place  every  half-hour ;  fare,  from 
the  city-hall,  12£  cents. 


THE  LEAKE  AND  WATTS  ORPHAN  HOUSE. 

The  Leake  and  Watts  Orphan  House  was  founded  by  a  legacy  of 
Jo1  .l  George  Leake,  who  died  in  this  city,  June  2,  1827:  the  name  of 
Watts  was  added  out  of  respect  to  John  Watts,  Esq.,  the  executor 
of  Mr.  Leake  ;  who  withdrew,  in  favor  of  the  institution,  a  claim  which 
he  held  to  a  part  of  the  estate.  The  house  is  situated  between  Ninth 
and  Tenth  avenues,  on  One  hundred  and  eleventh  and  One  hundred  and 


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ORPHAN  ASYLUMS. 


twelfth  streets,  some  seven  miles  from  the  city-hall.  It  contains  a 
main  building  and  two  wings,  the  whole  presenting  a  front  of  206  feet. 
It  was  open  for  the  admission  of  orphans  in  1842.  There  are  about  26 
acres  of  land  connected  with  this  institution.  The  whole  is  unencum- 
bered, and  has  an  income  capable  of  supporting  from  200  to  250  chil- 
dren. This  institution,  like  the  New  York  Orphan  Asylum,  is  admirably 
conducted,  and  open  to  visiters. 

Bloomingdale  stages  leave  the  city-hall  every  half-hour,  and  pass 
near  the  institution.    Fare,  12£  cents. 


NEW  YORK  ORPHAN  ASYLUM. 

This  noble  institution,  designed  for  the  care  and  culture  of  the  ten- 
der plants  of  misfortune  riven  from  the  parent-stem  by  death,  is  de- 
lightfully situated  on  the  brow  of  a  gentle  slope,  on  the  banks  of  the 
Hudson,  between  Seventy-third  and  Seventy-fourth  streets.  The 
grounds  cover  an  area  of  15  acres,  extending  from  the  Bloomingdale 
road  to  the  river.  The  building  is  of  stone,  in  Gothic  style,  and  is  120 
feet  in  length,  and  50  feet  in  width.  Its  exterior  appearance  is  well 
represented  in  the  engraving,  which  shows  the  river-front.  This  insti- 
tution is  the  offspring  of  the  "  Society  for  the  Relief  of  Poor  Widows 
with  Small  Children."  which  was  organized  in  1806  by  several  benev- 
olent ladies,  among  whom  were,  Mrs.  Isabella  Graham,  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Hamilton  (the  widow  of  General  Alexander  Hamilton),  and  Mrs. 
Joanna  Bethune.  It  is  supported  by  private  bequests  and  annual  sub- 
scriptions. These  contributions  are  daily  working  out  blessings  of 
inestimable  value.  There,  at  the  present  time,  are  one  hundred  and 
sixty  children,  between  the  ages  of  two  and  twelve  years,  who  have 
lost  both  father  and  mother,  receiving  wholesome  food,  blessed  with 
good  clothing,  and  fitted  for  future  usefulness  in  life  by  a  course  of 
moral,  physical,  intellectual,  and  religious  instruction.  All  the  branches 
of  a  common  English  education  are  there  taught ;  and  the  religious 
instruction  has  no  taint  of  sectarianism. 

Visiters  are  received  daily,  except  on  Sundays,  and  receive  the  strict 
attention  of  the  obliging  matron  of  the  establishment.  The  relatives 
of  the  orphans  are  received  on  Mondays.  Stages  leaving  the  city-hall 
will  place  passengers  at  the  gate  of  this  institution,  for  12£  cents. 

COLORED  ORPHAN  ASYLUM. 

An  association  was  organized  in  1836,  for  the  benefit  of  colored 
orphans,  and  incorporated  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature.  The  sum  of 
$3,000  was  soon  collected ;  and  arrangements  were  made  for  com- 
mencing operations  on  a  limited  scale  ;  but  so  great  was  the  prejudice 
against  that  poi'tion  of  the  destitute  whom  the  society  proposed  to 
relieve,  that  suitable  premises  could  not  be  procured.  After  a  time, 
however,  two  lGts  of  land,  with  a  house,  on  Twelfth  street  were  pur- 
chased, for  $9,000.  In  1840,  the  manager  reported  the  receipt  of  $13,000, 
as  a  building-fund ;  and,  two  years  after,  the  corporation  of  the  city 
made  the  society  a  grant  of  20  lots  of  ground  on  Fifth  avenue,  between 
Forty-third  and  Forty-fourth  streets  (next  block  above  the  receiving  re- 
Be-  air).  On  this  location,  they  immediately  erected  their  present  Asy- 
lum. It  is  a  substantial  edifice,  sufficiently  large  to  accommodate  two 
hundred  children.    It  la  not  only  a  place  of  refuge  for  colored 


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DEAF  AND  DUMB  ASYLUM — ETC. 


orphans ;  but  here  they  receive  a  course  of  instruction  and  training 
until  they  are  of  sufficient  age,  and  suitable  places  are  procured  for 
them.  The  affairs  of  this  institution  are  conducted  in  a  most  praise- 
worthy manner.  It  is  supported  by  appropriations  from  the  city  and 
state,  together  with  private  munificence. 

Open  to  visiters,  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,  from  9,  A.  M.,  to  4,  P.  M 
Fifth  avenue  stages  pass  the  Asylum.   Fare,  6£  cents. 

ASYLUM  FOR  FRIENDLESS  BOYS. 

The  Asylum  for  Friendless  Boys  originated,  on  the  1st  of  January, 
1851,  with  what  was  denominated  the  Boys'  Sunday  Meetings  for 
Street  Boys.  It  is  located  at  109  Bank  street.  Destitute  and  friendless 
boys  are  taken  from  the  streets  and  prisons,  and  placed  under  whole* 
some  discipline  until  good  places  can  be  obtained  for  them.  A  school 
is  connected  with  the  establishment,  and  the  boys  taught  useful  em- 
ployments. They  are  arranged  in  four  classes,  as  follow :  Good,  Very 
Good,  Bad,  Very  Bad.  In  their  employments  and  sports,  the  different 
classes  have  but  little  intercourse. 


COLORED  HOME. 

The  Colored  Home  is  on  First  avenue,  between  Sixty-fourth  and 
Six*-y-fifth  streets.  It  has  44  lots  of  ground  ;  on  which  substantial 
buildings  are  erected,  sufficient  for  three  hundred  persons.  The  ob- 
ject of  this  institution  is  to  furnish  moral  and  religious  instruction, 
proper  care  for  the  indigent,  sick,  and  infirm,  of  the  colored  persons 
of  the  city.  It  is  chiefly  supported  by  annual  subscriptions  from  benev- 
olent  individuals.  It  is  managed  by  an  association  of  ladies.  It  is 
well  conducted,  and  is  accomplishing  great  good  to  those  who  share  its 
munificence. 

Open  to  visiters  daily,  Sundays  excepted.  Yorkville  stages  from  the 
city-hall,  and  Pearl  street  stages  from  Fulton  ferry,  pass  the  corner 
of  Third  avenue  and  Sixty-fifth  street  (two  blocks  from  the  institution), 
every  ten  minutes.    Fare,  6\  cents. 

DEAF  AND  DUMB  ASYLUM. 

This  Asylum  is  located  corner  of  Fourth  avenue  and  Fiftieth  street 
It  was  incorporated  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  in  1817,  and  com- 
menced operations  in  1818.  The  main  building  is  110  by  60  feet,  with 
two  wings,  and  will  accommodate  250  pupils.  The  Asylum  is  liberally 
sustained,  receiving  aid  from  the  city,  counties  where  pupils  reside,  the 
state,  and  individual  contributors.  The  expense  for  each  scholar  is 
$130  per  year,  exclusive  of  clothing  and  travelling  expenses.  The 
system  of  instruction  here  is  thorough  and  complete ;  and  some  of  the 
mechanical  arts  are  brought  to  great  perfection ;  and  each  student  has 
ample  time  for  manual  labors. 

The  citizen  and  stranger  will  be  well  repaid  by  visiting  this  noble 
institution. 

Open  for  visiters  from  half-past  one  to  four,  P.  M.,  daily.  The  Har- 
lem cars  pass  every  hour.  Fare,  12£  cents.  Yorkville  and  Pearl  street 
stages  also  pass  Fiftieth  street  and  Third  avenue  (one  block  east  of  the 
Asylum),  every  ten  minutes.   Fare,  6£  cents. 


26    BLIND  ASYLUM*— FEMALE  GUARDIAN  S0CIE1 , 


NEW  YORK  INSTITUTION  FOR  THE  BLIND. 

The  grounds  occupy  the  whole  block  between  Thirty-third  and 
Thirty-fourth  streets  and  Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues.  The  buildings 
are  large  and  imposing,  being  175  feet  long,  with  out-buildings  for 
workshops,  etc.  etc.  The  cost  was  about  $95,000,  more  than  one  half 
of  which  was  raised  by  voluntary  donations,  the  balance  by  appropria- 
tions from  the  state.  The  great  object  of  this  Institution  is  the  ame- 
lioration of  the  condition  of  the  blind,  by  affording  them  the  means 
of  education,  and  preparing  them  for  some  useful  employment,  by 
which  they  may  provide  for  their  own  wants.  Able  instruction  is 
afforded  in  all  the  branches  of  English  education,  together  with  vocal 
and  instrumental  music.  Pupils  are  received  between  the  ages  of 
eight  and  twenty-five  years. 

Appropriations  are  made  by  the  state,  by  which  a  certain  number 
of  indigents  are  annually  received.  Before  such  are  admitted  they 
must  furnish  a  certificate  from  the  overseer  of  the  poor  in  the  town 
where  the  applicant  resides,  stating  the  fact  of  permanent  blindness, 
good  moral  character,  and  the  inability  of  their  parents  or  guardians 
to  support  them  in  the  Institution.  Such  certificate  must  be  endorsed 
by  the  secretary  of  state.  The  expense  aside  from  clothing  is  about 
$130  per  year.  Beneficiaries  are  allowed  to  remain  five  years,  in  some 
cases  the  terms  is  extended  to  seven.  The  workshops  furnish  em- 
ployment for  adults,  or  those  who  have  completed  their  course,  pay- 
ing by  the  piece  for  all  work  performed. 

Visiters  are  admitted  on  Tuesdays  of  each  week.  The  Eighth  and 
Nint-h  Avenue  stages,  from  the  Battery,  pass  the  Institution.  Fare 
6\  cents. 

FEMALE  GUARDIAN  SOCIETY,  and  Home  for  the  Friendless, 

This  useful  and  philanthropic  institution  was  founded  in  1834,  by 
private  munificence.  It  is  under  the  care  of  the  American  Female 
Guardian  Society.  Its  object  is  to  afford  a  place  and  means  of  protec- 
tion for  destitute,  respectable  females  without  employment,  friends,  or 
home,  and  within  the  age  and  circumstances  of  temptation;  also  for 
friendless  children  of  both  sexes,  until  they  can  be  committed  per- 
manently to  the  guardianship  of  foster-parents  or  worthy  families,  who 
will  train  them  "to  respectability  and  usefulness.  This  institution  is 
located  on  East  Thirtieth  street,  between  Fourth  and  Madison  avenues ; 
and  is  open  daily,  Sundays  excepted,  from  9,  A.  M.  to  5,  P.  M.  Fourth 
avenue  stages,  from  the  lower  part  of  the  city,  pass  the  institution 
every  five  minutes,  during  the  day ;  and  the  Harlem  Railroad  cars 
carry  passengers  to  Twenty-seventh  street.  Fare,  by  either  convey- 
ance, 6\  cents.  No  visiters  are  admitted  on  the  sabbath,  except  by 
permission  of  the  Board.  Applications  for  admission  may  be  made  at 
the  Home,  on  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  from  2  to  5,  P.  M. 

Strangers  and  citizens  will  be  much  gratified  by  paying  a  visit  to  the 
institution. 

INDUSTRIAL  TEMPERANCE  UNION. 

The  Industrial  Temperance  Union  is  located,  No.  2  Little  Water 
street.  The  Ladies  Home  Missionary  Society  of  New  York  com- 
D|  :nced  a  work,  May  20,  1850,  among  the  outcasts  and  depraved  at 


28         HALLS  OF  JUSTICE. — HOUSE  OF  REFUGE. 


that  centre  of  pollution,  the  Five-Points  ;  and  retained  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Pease,  of  the  Prot.  Methodist  Church,  as  their  agent.  A  room  was 
obtained,  and  employment  furnished  for  such  as  were  disposed  to 
work,  and  a  school  commenced  for  the  children.  A  temperance 
society  was  formed,  and  the  pledge  to  total  abstinence  taken  by 
multitudes  who  had  been  considered  beyond  the  reach  of  hope.  On 
the  third  day  of  May,  1851,  the  temperance  organization  passed  into 
the  hands  of  the  National  Temperance  Society,  who  now  direct  its 
movements,  under  the  immediate  supervision  of  Rev.  Mr.  Pease.  Two 
flourishing  schools  are  in  progress.  The  gospel  is  preached  three 
times  every  sabbath,  and  three  times  during  the  week,  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Luckey,  in  connection  with  Mr.  Pease.   Attendance  good. 

HALLS  OF  JUSTICE  AND  CITY  PRISON. 

These  cover  the  block  of  ground  bounded  by  Centre,  Leonard, 
Elm,  and  Franklin  streets,  fronting  on  Centre.  The  main  building  is  the 
only  one  in  the  Egyptian  order  of  architecture  in  the  city.  It  is  built 
of  granite  from  the  state  of  Maine,  being  two  hundred  and  fifty-three 
by  two  hundred  feet.  It  is  in  the  form  of  a  hollow  square.  The  court- 
rooms are  in  front,  and  the  prison  (called  the  Tombs),  in  the  centre. 
The  prison  is  one  hundred  and  forty-two  feet  long  by  forty -four  wide, 
and  contains  one  hundred  and  seventy-three  cells  for  prisoners.  There 
is  also  a  wing  from  the  main  building,  used,  in  part,  as  a  female-prison, 
under  the  superintendence  of  a  matron.  The  other  part  is  for  domestic 
purposes.  In  all,  the  prison  is  capable  of  accommodating  some  three 
hundred  prisoners.  The  police-court  is  daily  in  session,  in  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  main  building.  Here  also  is  stationed,  at  all  times,  a 
strong  posse  of  police,  ready  for  duty. 

It  is  open  for  visiters  daily,  from  10  o'clock,  A.  iii.,  to  3,  P.  M.  The 
friends  of  prisoners  are  allowed  to  visit  them  daily. 

THE  HOUSE  OF  REFUGE. 

The  House  of  Refuge,  or  Home  for  Juvenile  Delinquents  is  situated 
at  the  corner  of  Twenty-third  street  and  First  avenue.  The  buildings, 
are  surrounded  by  a  high  stone  wall,  enclosing  between  3  and  4  acres. 
This  institution  was  incorporated,  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature,  on  the 
twenty-ninth  day  of  March,  1824,  and  was  first  located  at  Madison 
square,  corner  of  Bloomingdale  road  and  Twenty-third  street.  About 
the  year  1836,  it  was  removed  to  its  present  location.  In  1850,  the 
corporation,  deeming  their  present  location  in  some  respects  objection- 
able, purchased  about  10  acres  of  land  on  the  southern  part  of  Ward's 
Island,  where  the  institution  is  to  be  removed  as  soon  as  suitable 
buildings  can  be  erected ;  which  will  probably  be  about  1853.  The 
object  of  the  institution  is  the  reclaiming  of  juvenile  delinquents.  The 
children  are  taught  useful  trades,  and  trained  to  habits  of  industry.  A 
course  of  mental  and  religious  instruction  is  pursued ;  and  the  most 
perfect  neatness  and  order  pervade  the  entire  establishment.  About 
three  hundred  boys,  and  something  less  than  one  hundred  girls,  are 
there  under  a  course  of  discipline ;  and  whenever  good  places  can  be 
obtained,  they  are,  by  a  committee  of  the  institution,  apprenticed  to 
persons  applying  for  them.  The  children  can  be  visited  by  their  pa- 
rents on  the  first  Monday  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October.  They 
cua  be  visited  by  citizens  generally  on  Wednesday  and  Friday  of, 
each  week. 


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HOSPITAL 


. — DISPENSARIES 


. — COLLEGE. 


NEW  YORK  HOSPITAL. 

This  Hospital  is  on  Broadway,  opposite  Pearl  street,  and  occupies 
most  of  the  block  between  Anthony  and  Duane  street.  It  was  founded 
in  1771,  by  Earl  Dinsmore,  then  governor  of  the  colony  of  New  York. 
The  buildings  stand  on  elevated  ground,  and  are  well  adapted  to  their 
use. 

The  object  of  this  institution  is  twofold.  One  is  to  furnish  a  com- 
fortable place  to  those  who  are  sick  and  destitute  of  suitable  care,  and 
yet  are  able  to  pay  a  moderate  sum  for  the  same.  The  other  is.  to  be 
a  kind  of  centre  where  persons  who  are  taken  suddenly  ill,  or  have 
met  with  serious  accident,  may  be  taken  and  cared  for.  The  whole  is 
fitted  up  with  much  taste  and  comfort,  and  is  supplied  with  the  best  of 
medical  attendance.  This  institution  is  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Board  of  Health  of  the  city  of  New  York.  A  large  library  is  connected 
with  the  institution. 

The  committee  meet  on  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,  at  10fc  A.  1L,  to 
receive  patients.  On  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,  from  3,  P.  M.  till  .-unset, 
visiters  are  admitted.    Friends  of  the  very  sick  admitted  every  day. 

THE  DISPENSARIES. 

The  New  York  Dispensary  is  situated  at  the  corner  of  Centre  and 
Wiiite  streets.  It  was  organized  in  1790,  and  incorporated  in  1795. 
The  district  comprehends  all  that  part  of  the  city  lying  between  the 
Battery,  Spring  street,  Broadway,  Fourteenth  street,  First  avenue, 
Allen  and  Pike~streets. 

The  Eastern  Dispensary  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Ludlow  street 
and  Essex  market-place,  and  was  founded  in  1834.  Its  limits  are  pre- 
scribed by  the  section  of  the  city  lying  east  of  Pike  and  Allen  streets, 
First  avenue,  and  below  Fourteenth  street 

The  Northern  Dispensary,  located  at  the  corner  of  Waverly  place  and 
Christopher  street,  was  founded  in  1829.  Its  boundaries  are  from 
Spring  street  to  Forty-second  street,  west  of  Broadway  and  Fourth 
avenue. 

The  DemiU  Dispensary,  situated  at  the  corner  of  Twenty-third  street 
and  Second  avenue,  was  incorporated  in  1851.  Its  name  was  derived 
frcm  the  largest  contribution  to  its  endowment.  The  limits  include 
that  section  lying  between  Fourteenth  and  Fortieth  streets,  east  of 
Fourth  avenue. 

These  dispensaries  are  designed  to  furnish  medicine,  and  medical 
and  surgical  advice,  gratuitously,  to  such  persons  as  are  unable  to  pro- 
cure them  by  reason  of  poverty.  Physicians  are  in  attendance  at  the 
institutions  daily,  and  also  visit  at  houses  when  the  occasion  requires, 
for  these  purposes.  They  are  supported  by  grants  from  the  legislature, 
the  corporation,  and  private  subscriptions. 

COLUMBIA  COLLEGE. 

This  most  ancient  seat  of  learning  in  the  city  of  New  York  is  beau- 
tifully situated  at  the  western  termination  of  Park  place.  Its  groundj 
cover  the  area  bounded  by  Barclay,  Murray,  and  Church  streets  and 
West  Broadway,  or  College  place.  The  building  of  the  grammar-school 
is  situated  upon  Murray  street  Within  the  last  few  years  a  dwellng 
has  been  erected  upon  the  corner  of  College  place  and  Murray  street, 


COLUMBIA  COLLEGE. — UNIVERSITY — &C.  31 


and  a  hotel  upon  the  corner  of  Murray  and  Church  streets.  The 
remainder  of  the  grounds,  not  covered  by  the  main-edifice,  is  occupied 
as  a  campus,  or  place  of  recreation,  and  shaded  by  lofty  and  venerable 
trees,  and  ornamented  with  shrubbery.  The  college-edifice  is  two 
hundred  feet  in  length,  and  fifty  in  breadth,  with  extensive  wings. 
Columbia  College  was  chartered  by  George  II.  in  1754.  and  was  called 
King's  CoJfcee,  which  name  it  bore  until  after  the  Revolution.  Many 
of  the  leading  men  in  that  struggle,  both  for  and  against  the  imperial 
government,  were  educated  within  its  walls.  Among  the  brightest  pa- 
triots educated  there,  we  may  mention  the  name  of  Alexander  Hamil- 
ton. From  its  halls  have  gone  forth  many  men  whose  influences  have 
been  felt  in  our  public  councils  from  the  Revolution  to  the  present  time. 
Its  professorships  are  liberally  endowed ;  and  it  is  generally  filled  to 
its  capacity  with  students. 

UNIVERSITY  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK. 

This  institution  is  located  upon  the  east  side  of  Washington  square, 
between  Washington  and  Waverly  places.  The  building  is  of  West- 
chester marble,  one  hundred  and  eighty  feet  in  length,  and  one  hun- 
dred in  width.  Its  style  is  Gothic,  and  the  composition  after  the  form 
of  English  college-architecture.  In  addition  to  the  rooms  devoted  to 
learning,  it  contains  a  fine  chapel,  decorated  with  beautiful  oak  car- 
vings, and  lighted  chiefly  by  a  superb,  sfc  ined-glass  window  in  front, 
fifty  feet  in  height  and  twenty -four  feet  wide.  The  University  was 
founded  in  1831 :  the  edifice  was  completed  in  1836.  It  is  now  one  of 
the  most  prosperous  institutions  of  the  kind  in  the  state. 

UNIVERSITY  MEDICAL  COLLEGE. 

This  is  connected  with  the  University,  and  is  under  the  general 
Supervision  of  its  chancellor  and  trustees.  Its  rooms  were  formerly 
in  the  Stuveysant  Institute,  on  Broadway.  A  new  building  has  been 
recently  erected  on  Fourteenth  street,  between  the  Third  and  Fourth 
avenues,  where  its  fine  library  and  physiological  collection  are  de- 
posited. It  is  under  the  immediate  direction  of  able  professors,  whose 
clinical  lectures  afford  to  students  rare  opportunities  for  practical 
instruction. 

NEW  YORK  COLLEGE  OF  PHYSICIANS  AND  SURGEONS. 

This  institution  was  founded  by  the  Regents  of  the  state  of  New 
York,  in  1791.  and  chartered  by  the  legislature  in  1807.  It  is  located 
upon  Crosby  street,  No.  57.  It  contains  an  extensive  library  and  physio- 
logical collection.  The  medical  department  of  Columbia  College  was 
merged  into  this  institution.  Under  able  professors,  it  vies  with  the 
■adversity  Medical  College,  in  its  claims  upon  public  regard.  Its  mu- 
seum may  be  visited  by  applying  to  the  janitor,  on  the  premises. 

NEW  YORK  MEDICAL  COLLEGE. 

This  is  a  new  and  flourishing  institution,  founded  in  1851.  and 
located  on  Thirteenth  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  avenues. 
Under  the  management  of  a  board  of  able  physicians,  it  promises  much 
for  the  future.    It  has  now  a  large  library  and  physiological  collection. 


32  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARIES,  ETC. 


EPISCOPAL  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY. 

The  General  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  the  United  States  is  situated  on  Twentieth  street,  between 
the  Ninth  and  Tenth  avenues.  The  two  buildings  are  of  stone,  in  the 
Gothic  style,  each  one  hundred  and  ten  feet  in  length  and  fifty  feet  in 
width.  It  was  incorporated  in  1822.  It  contains  a  library  of  more 
than  eleven  thousand  volumes,  composed  chiefly  of  works  of  a  religious 
character,  or  such  as  are  necessary  for  the  student  preparing  for  the 
clerical  duties  of  the  church.  Its  affairs  are  managed  by  a  board  of 
directors  chosen  from  the  great  body  of  the  church  throughout  the 
Union,  as  it  is  not  a  local  institution  ;  and  by  a  faculty  of  learned  pro- 
fessors. Its  professorship  of  Ecclesiastical  History  was  munificently 
endowed  by  the  late  Peter  G.  Stuyvesant,  Esq. 

THE  UNION  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY. 

This  institution  is  situated  on  University  place,  No.  9,  between 
Waverly  place  and  Eighth  street.  It  is  under  the  management  of 
presbyterians ;  yet  students  are  received  from  all  evangelical  denomi- 
nations, if  possessed  of  the  requisite  testimonials  relative  to  religious 
character.  It  was  founded  in  1836.  Its  library  contains  almost  nine- 
teen thousand  volumes.  The  object  of  the  institution  is  to  educate 
young  men  for  the  gospel-ministry ;  and  for  this  purpose  it  maintains 
an  efficient  faculty. 


FREE  ACADEMY. 

This  institution  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Twenty-third  street  and  | 
Lexington  avenue.    It  was  incorporated,  by  an  act  of  the  legislature, 

in  1847,  but  did  not  go  into  full  operation  till  1849.     In  the  meantime,  j 

a  building  was  erected,  one  hundred  and  twenty  five  by  eighty  feet,  I 
at  an  expense  of  $50,000.    $22,000  was  paid  for  the  ground;  for 

the  fixtures,  together  with  the  apparatus,  $12,000  more — making  in  } 

all,  $84,000.   The  school  is  now  in  successful  operation,  under  talented  | 

professors,  and  affords  some  of  the  finest  advantages  of  learning  of  ] 

any  institution  in  our  country.    No  pupil  can  enter  under  twelve  years  j 

of  age ;  and,  among  other  qualifications,  he  must  have  been  connected  li 
with  some  ward  or  public  school  for  the  term  of  eighteen  months. 


RUTGERS  FEMALE  INSTITUTE. 

This  seminary  for  young  ladies  is  pleasantly  situated  upon  Madison  k 
Street,  near  Clinton  street.    The  edifice  is  of  granite,  surrounded  by  I 
shade-trees  and  shrubbery.    It  was  incorporated  in  1838,  and  has  al- 
ways been  a  flourishing  institution.    It  has  a  library  of  almost  three  | 
thousand  volumes,  selected  with  great  care ;  and  excellent  philosophi-  I 
cal  apparatus  for  illustrating  the  subjects  of  astronomy,  chemistry,  | 
and  other  branches  of  science.    Its  course  of  instruction  embraces  I 
history,  general  philosophy,  mathematics,  and  belles-lettres,  by  which 
young  ladies  are  throughly  prepared  for  the  pursuit  of  general  knowl- 
edge, for  the  duties  of  teachers,  and  for  that  moral  and  intellectual 
power  so  necessary  to  be  possessed  by  the  mothers  of  our  republic* 


LIBRARIES. — HISTORICAL  SOCIETY-  33 


NEW  YORK  SOCIETY  LIBRARY. 

This  is  the  oldest  and  most  extensive  public  library  in  the  United 
States.  The  building  which  contains  it  is  of  brown  stone,  ornamented 
with  beautiful  Ionic  columns  in  front.  It  occupies  a  front  of  50  feet 
upon  Broadway,  and  100  feet  upon  Leonard  street.  In  its  rear  portion 
is  a  fine  lecture-room,  for  public  use.  The  cost  of  erection  was 
6112,500.  This  institution  was  first  incorporated  in  the  year  1700, 
under  the  name  of  "  The  Public  Library  of  New  York."  Its  name 
was  changed  to  its  present  one  in  1754.  Upon  its  shelves  are  forty-two 
thousand  volumes,  many  of  them  exceedingly  rare  and  valuable.  It 

I  has  also  an  extensive  reading-room  for  the  use  of  its  members.  The 
subscription-price  for  membership  is  $25,  and  an  annual  tax  of  $6. 
These  terms  secure  the  privilege  of  free  use  of  the  library  and  reading- 
room  for  members  and  their  families,  under  proper  restrictions. 
Strangers  may  be  introduced  by  members,  for  the  purpose  of  visiting, 

I   or  of  consulting  its  books. 

NEW  YORK  MERCANTILE  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION. 

This  valuable  institution,  designed  specially  for  the  benefit  of  mer- 
chants' clerks,  is  located  in  Clinton  Hall,  on  the  corner  of  Beekman 
and  Nassau  streets.  It  was  founded  in  1820 ;  and  its  membership,  as 
well  as  its  officers  and  directors,  is  composed  wholly  of  merchants' 
clerks.  Its  importance  has  been  felt  and  recognised  by  the  leading 
merchants  of  the  city,  who  have  contributed  more  than  $50,000  to  its 
library-fund.  Next  to  the  Society  Library,  its  collection  of  books  is 
the  largest  in  the  city,  being  about  thirty-six  thousand  volumes.  The 
introduction-fee  is  $1,  and  the  annual  payrient  $2.  At  present,  it  con- 
tains about  four  thousand  members.  Citizens,  other  than  merchants 
and  merchants'  clerks,  may  obtain  the  privileges  of  the  library  and 
reading-room,  by  permission  of  the  directors,  and  an  annual  payment 
of  $5.  A  course  of  lectures  is  given  during  the  winter-season,  by 
competent  men,  upon  subjects  connected  with  the  progress  and  gen- 
eral well-being  of  society  at  large. 

THE  ASTOR  LIBRARY. 

The  Astor  Library  is  situat  d  in  Lafayette  place,  near  Broadway. 
The  building  is  65  feet  by  120  feet,  of  brick,  with  brown  stone  base- 
ment. The  floor  of  the  library-room  is  20  feet  above  the  ground.  It  is 
well  guarded  against  fire  by  having  hollow  walls.  The  vast  collection 
of  books  has  been  selected  with  great  care  and  expense  from  the  dif- 
ferent countries  of  Europe,  as  well  as  from  our  own ;  and  the  institu- 
tion will  soon  rank  as  one  of  the  highest  of  its  class  in  America. 


NEW  YORK  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

Thts  valuable  and  flourishing  institution  was  founded  in  1804.  Its 
extensive  library  of  rare  books,  and  its  collections  of  manuscripts  and 
historical  relics,  occupy  several  rooms  in  the  New  York  University,  on 
Washington  square.  A  grant  of  812.000  from  the  state,  in  1804,  togeth- 
er with~private  donations,  enabled  the  society  to  purchase  more  than 
2* 


34 


LIBRARIES. — AMERICAN  INSTITUTE. 


thirteen  thousand  bound  volumes,  a  large  collection  of  maps,  chartg. 
valuable  pamphlets,  tiles  of  newspapers,  &c.  Of  the  latter,  it  proba- 
bly contains  the  largest  and  most  complete  collection  in  this  country, 
extending  from  1730  to  the  present  time.  It  possesses  a  cabinet  of 
coins,  medals,  &c.  Its  rooms  are  open  daily  to  members,  and  to 
6trangers  introduced  by  members.  The  meetings  of  the  Society  are 
held  monthly;  at  which  time  a  paper,  upon  some  important  topic 
bearing  upon  the  subject  of  history,  is  read.  The  terms  of  member- 
ship are  the  payment  of  $5  initiation-fee,  and  an  annual  payment  of 
$5.    The  Society  is  about  to  erect  a  fireproof  building  for  its  use. 

GENERAL  SOCIETY  OF  MECHANICS  AND  TRADESMEN. 

This  Society  was  organized  in  1793.  It  is  located  at  No.  32  Crosby 
street,  and  has  under  its  care  and  direction  a  large  school  for  boys  and 
girls. 

THE  APPRENTICES'  LIBRARY. 

This  excellent  institution  is  in  the  building  occupied  by  the  "  Gen- 
eral Society  of  Mechanics  and  Tradesmen."  It  contains  seventeen 
thousand  volumes,  selected  with  special  reference  to  the  wants  of  the 
dass  for  which  they  are  intended.  Their  use  is  free  to  all  apprentices 
who  may  present  a  certificate  of  good  character  from  employer,  parent, 
or  guardian.  Its  benefits  extend  in  this  way  to  thousands  of  young 
men  and  lads  who  might  otherwise  spend  their  time  in  idleness  or  vice. 
The  entrance  to  "  Mechanics'  Hall,'*  and  to  the  department  for  females 
of  the  school,  is  on  Broadway,  No.  472.  The  entrance  to  the  depart- 
ment for  males  is  at  32  Crosby  street. 

LYCEUM  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY. 

This  institution  is  located  in  14th  St.,  near  4th  Ave.,  in  the  building 
occupied  by  the  university  medical  college.  It  was  incorporated  in 
1818,  and  now  possesses  a  valuable  library,  and  an  extensive  and  rare 
collection  of  beasts,  birds,  fishes,  shells,  minerals,  and  fossils.  Its 

fallery  of  curiosities  may  be  visited  daily,  without  charge,  between  the 
ours  of  10  in  the  morning  and  9  in  the  evening.  Its  design  and  efforts 
are  for  the  promotion  of  knowledge  in  the  various  departments  of 
natural  history.  Its  membership  includes  some  of  the  most  learned 
philosophers  in  our  country. 

AMERICAN  INSTITUTE 

OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YOKK. 

Incorporated,  May  2,  1829,  for  the  purpose  of  encouraging  and 
promoting  domestic  industry,  in  this  state  and  the  United  States,  in 
agriculture,  commerce,  manufactures,  and  the  arts,  and  any  improve 
ment  made  therein,  by  bestowing  rewards  and  other  benefits  on  those 
who  shall  make  any  such  improvements,  or  excel  in  any  of  the  said 
branches.  This  institution  holds  its  fairs  annually  in  this  city.  During 
the  past  year,  nearly  $4,000  were  awarded  in  the  shape  of  gold  and 
silver  medals,  cups,  diplomas,  and  books. 

The  Institute  is  located  at  No.  351  Broadway,  in  premises  lately  pur- 
chased,  containing  a  spacious  meeting-room,  library,  and  reading-room, 
and  repository  of  models, — open  daily. 


GALLERIES  OF  FINE  ART. 


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THE  NATIONAL  ACADEMY  OF  DESIGN. 

The  rooms  of  the  Academy  are  at  663  Broadway,  where  it  has  a 
tery  extensive  collection  of  aurique  models,  for  the  use  of  students 
luring  the  winter-months,  when  its  drawing-classes  are  organized 
This  institution  was  incorporated  in  1825,  and  its  affairs  are  managed 
jy  a  council  of  competent  men.  During  the  winter-months,  its  collec- 
tion is  open,  free,  for  those  persons  to  practise  drawing  whose  merits 
may  receive  the  approbation  of  the  council.  The  only  expense  to  be 
incurred  is  for  light  and  drawing  materials.  There  is  also  a  "  Life- 
school"  attached  to  the  institution,  for  the  privileges  of  which  a 
moderate  charge  is  made.  The  annual  exhibition  of  paintings,  in  the 
galleries  of  the  Academy,  occur  between  the  first  day  of  April  and  the 
tirst  day  of  July. 

THE  AMERICAN  ART-UNION. 

The  galleries  of  this  flourishing  institution  are  at  497  Broadway.  It 
was  incorporated  in  1840,  and  has  been  eminently  successful  in  the 
prosecution  of  its  plans.    Its  affairs  are  managed  by  a  committee  of 
twenty-one  gentlemen,  who  are  annually  chosen  by  the  subscribers.  The 
performance  of  the  duties  of  the  committee,  like  the  daily  exhibition  of 
its  pictures,  is  gratuitous.    The  object  of  the  institution  is  to  foster  na- 
I  tive  genius.   For  this  purpose  its  galleries  are  open  for  the  exhibition  of 
productions  of  merit.    Its  income  is  devoted  to  the  purchase  of  good 
pictures.    These  are  annually  distributed,  by  lottery,  among  the  sub- 
|  scribers,  or  members;  who,  by  the  payment  of  $5,  may  secure  a 
!  valuable  picture,  and  always  receive  some  superb  engraving,  and  the 
moTithly  bulletin.  It  is  open  daily,  from  10  o'clock  in  the  morning  until 
10  in  the  evening. 


NEW  YORK  GALLERY  OF  FINE  ARTS. 

The  rooms  of  this  institution  are  at  663  Broadway,  and  contain  some 
of  the  finest  paintings  in  the  country.  A  large  portion  of  them  be- 
longed to  the  private  collection  of  the  late  Luman  Reed.  Among  other 
works  of  art  from  the  pencils  of  Americans,  it  contains  that  beautiful 
art-epic,  by  Cole,  in  a  series  of  pictures  illustrating  the  "  Course  of 
Empire."  The  jrallery  also  exhibits  some  fine  specimens  of  statuary. 
The  payment  of  one  dollar  entitles  a  person  to  all  the  privileges  of 
life-membership,  such  as  free  admission,  &c. 

STATE  ARSENAL. 

The  new  and  elegant  building  for  the  ^tate  Arsenal  was  completed 
in  1850.  It  is  constructed  of  durable  materials,  in  castellated  style. 
The  basement  is  of  6tone,  the  remainder  of  brick.  Its  location  is  be- 
tween the  Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues  and  Sixty-fourth  and  Sixty-fifth 
streets.  The  length  of  the  building  is  200  feet ;  its  width,  50  feet ;  the 
cost  of  erection,  $32,000.  In  addition  to  its  large  number  of  cannons 
and  other  munitions  of  war  belonging  to  the  state  of  New  York,  it  has 
a  trophy-room,  wherein  are  many  interesting  relics  of  the  Revolution. 
The  powder  magazine  is  in  the  Arsenal-yard,  separate  from  the  main 
building. 


36  SEAMANS*  FRIEND  SOCIETY — HOSPITAL — HOME. 


AMERICAN  SEAMAN'S  FRIEND  SOCIETY. 

The  office  of  this  noble  Christian  institution  is  at  82  Wall  street. 
It  was  incorporated  in  1833,  and  has  already  accomplished  a  vast 
amount  of  good.  The  object  of  the  Society  is  the  social,  moral,  and 
spiritual  benefit  of  seamen, —that  important,  but  almost  utterly  neg- 
lected class  of  men  "  who  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships,"  and  are  sep- 
arated from  the  common  concerns  of  society.  The  efforts  of  the 
Society  are  directed  to  the  establishment,  in  the  various  ports  of  the 
United  States,  of  temperance  boarding-houses,  savings-banks,  registry 
offices,  museums,  libraries,  reading-rooms,  schools,  chapels,  <fcc,  and 
the  distribution  of  the  Scriptures  and  tracts  among  seamen.  At  the 
office  of  the  Society,  seamen  may  obtain  the  Scriptures  in  more  than 
twenty  different  languages. 

The  Sailors'  Magazine,  is  an  excellent  periodical,  published  by  the 
Society,  at  their  office,  and  devoted  to  the  interests  of  seamen.  It  was 
commenced  in  1829. 


MARINE  HOSPITAL. 

The  Quarantine  ground  at  Staten  Island  embraces  40  acres,  upon 
which  is  situated  the  Marine  Hospital  establishment,  which  includes 
ten  buildings,  used  as  occasion  requires  for  hospital  purposes,  health- 
officer's  office,  house,  &c. 

The  Hospital  is  designed  to  receive  emigrants  and  seamen  sick  with 
infectious  diseases,  as  ship-fever,  yellow  fever,  small-pox.  cholera,  <fec. 
It  is  supported  by  a  tax  of  $1.50,  levied  upon  each  passenger  arriving 
in  New  York  by  sea ;  and.  like  the  institution  on  Ward's  Island,  is  under 
the  charge  of  the  commissioners  of  emigration,  who  last  year  relieved 
fifty  thousand  emigrants.  The  number  of  patients  at  quarantine  varies 
excessively  (in  1851,  from  1253  to  124).  The  Marine  Hospital  is  under 
the  charge  of  the  health  officer. 

THE  SAILORS'  HOME. 

This  establishment,  located  at  190  and  192  Cherry  street,  near  the 
foot  of  Rutgers  street,  is  under  the  management  of  the  Seaman's 
Friend  Society,  and  affords  an  excellent  home  for  seamen,  while  in 
port,  at  the  moderate  charge  of  fifty  cents  a  day.  There  good  social 
and  moral  influences  place  their  guards  around  the  wayward  sailor. 
No  intoxicating  drink  is  offered  to  his  lips ;  on  the  contrary,  he  is 
invited  to  drink  from  an  intellectual  fountain  afforded  by  a  well- 
selected  library,  and  a  reading-room,  both  of  which  are  open  daily  for 
his  free  use.  Since  its  erection,  over  30,000  seamen  have  been  accom- 
modated there.  How  vastly  beneficial  has  been  the  influence  of  it9 
temperance  practices,  its  library,  reading-room,  and  family  worship, 
no  man  can  estimate. 


The  Colored  Home. 

A  Home  for  Colored  Seamen  is  located  at  330  Pearl  street,  where 
like  advantages  are  offered. 


SEA  MAN '  S  RET  RE  AT — ETC . 


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SEAMAN'S  RETREAT. 


The  Seaman's  Retreat  is  situated  on  Staten  Island,  a  mile  "below 
the  Quarantine  ;  and  is  designed  for  such  sick  seamen  as  are  not  cared 
for  at  the  marine  hospital  or  city  hospital,  New  York.  Although  the 
United  States  collect  sixty  thousand  dollars  annually,  in  the  port  of 
New  York,  ostensibly  to  take  care  of  them  when  sick,  yet  they  spend 
only  fifteen  thousand  dollars  for  their  benefit.  Hence,  to  save  the  sick 
sailor  from  sutfering  and  death  the  state  of  New  York  established  this 
institution,  sustained  by  a  tax  of  fifty  cents  on  each  Sailor  from  a  foreign 
voyage.  It  is  managed  by  trustees  appointed  by  the  governor  and 
i  senate ;  and  last  year,  some  two  thousand  three  hundred  seamen  were 
treated  in  it 


State x  Island  contains  another  institution  connected  with  seamen, 
the  Sailor's  Snug  Harbor,  where  any  infirm  or  destitute  sailor  who  has 
sailed  for  five  successive  years  from  the  port  of  New  York,  can  be 
I  cared  for  during  life.  The  property  which  sustains  the  institution  ia 
!  located  in  the  most  fashionable  part  of  Broadway,  and  was  willed  for 
this  purpose  by  Capt.  Robt.  Rich  Randall,  in  1801.  With  the  rents,  have 
been  purchased  160  acres  of  land  on  Staten  Island,  where  marble 
buildings  have  been  erected  for  three  hundred  inmates.  The  institu- 
tion was  incorporated  in  1806. 

An  Asylum  for  the  Orphans  of  Seamen  is  likewise  located  at  Staten 
island. 

For  conveyance  to  Staten  Island,  see  Ferries. 


Embraces  several  institutions,  under  the  immediate  superintendence 
of  the  ten  governors  who  are  elected  by  the  people  for  five  years  ;  viz., 
The  Almshouse,  Bellevue  Hospital,  Penitentiary,  Lunatic  Asylum, 
City  Prison,  Colored  Home,  Colored  Orphan  Asylum,  Nursery  Hos- 
pital on  Randall's  Island,  Smallpox  Hospital,  Workhouse,  and  the  Out- 
Door  Poor.  These  have  each  its  own  board  of  Managers,  who  are 
accountable  to  the  governors,  * id  to  whom  they  make  annual  reports 
of  their  doings. 


The  Neio  York  Gas -Works  are  situated  at  the  foot  of  Twenty-first 
street,  and  East  river.  By  this  company,  the  city  is  lighted  south  of 
Grand  street. 

The  Manhattan  Gas  Company's  works  are  located  at  the  foot  of 
West  Eighteenth  street,  N.  R.  The  city  north  of  Grand  street  is  sup» 
plied  with  light  by  this  company. 


SAILOR'S  SNUG  HARBOR. 


THE  ALMSHOUSE  DEPARTMENT 


GAS-WORKS. 


4 


SOCIETIES  AND  INSTITUTIONS. 


SOCIETIES  AND  INSTITUTIONS. 

Those  having1  a  star  (*)  attached  to  them  are  described  in  another 
part  of  the  work.  —  See  Index. 

American  and  Foreign  Anti-Slavery  Society,  43  Beekman  st 
Am.  Anti-Slavery  Soc.  143  Nassau  st. 

*  Am.  Art  Union,  497  Broadway. 

Am.  Baptist  Home  Missionary  Soc.  8  Park  Place. 

Am.  Bible  SOC.  115  Nassau  st 
Am.  Bible  Union,  90  Chambers  st. 

Am.  Board  of  Com.  for  Foreign  Missions,  150  Nassau  st 

*  Am.  Female  Guardian  Soc.  and  Home  for  the  Friendless, 

Publication  Orfice,  36  Park  row ;  the  Home,  Thirtieth  st,  between 
Fourth  and  Madison  avenues. 
Am,  Home  Missionary  Soc.  150  Nassau  st 

*Am.  Institute,  351  Broadway. 

Am.  Sabbath  Tract  Society,  9  Spruce  st 

Am.  Musical  Fund  SOC.  479  Broadway. 

*  Am.  Seaman's  Friends  Soc.  82  Wall  st 

Am.  Soc.  for  Meliorating  the  Condition  of  the  Jews,  Brick- 
Church  Chapel,  corner  of  Spruce  and  Nassau  sts. 
Am.  Missionary  Association,  43  Beekman  st 
Am.  Sunday  School  Union,  38  Park  Row  and  147  Nassau  st 
Am.  Temperance  Union,  149  Nassau  st 

Am.  Tract  SOC.  150  Nassau  st 

Am.  and  Foreign  Bible  Soc.  350  Broome  st 
Am.  and  Foreign  Christian  Union,  150  Nassau  st 
•Apprentices'  Library,  472^  Broadway. 

*  Astor  Library,  Lafayette  place,  near  Broadway. 

*  Asylum  for  Respectable  Aged  and  Indigent  Females,  Twenti. 

eth  street  near  Second  avenue. 

*  Bloomingdale  Lunatic  Asylum,  H7th  st.  and  Tenth  avenue. 
Central  Am.  Education  Soc.  41  Liberty  st 

City  Bible  Soc.  (Baptist),  8  Park  Place 

*  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  67  Crosby  st 
Colonization  Society,  Office  of  the  Brick-church  ChapeL  Park  row, 

corner  of  Spruce  st 

*  Columbia  College,  foot  of  Park  place. 

Congregational  Association  of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  Office, 
Broadway  Tabernacle.  t 


SOCIETIES  AND  INSTITUTIONS. 


39 


Domestic  and  Foreign  Miss.  Soc.  of  the  Prot.  Epis,  Church  in 

the  United  States,  Office,  2  Park  place. 
Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  97  Mercer  st. 
Female  Miss.  Soc.  (Meth.  Epis.),  200  Mulberry  st 

*  Free  Academy,  East  Twenty -third  st.,  corner  of  Lexington  avenue. 

*  General  Soc.  of  Mechanics  and  Tradesmen,  472  Broadway  and 

32  Crosby  st. 

*  General  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Prot.  Epis.  Church  in 

the  United  States,  cor.  Ninth  av.  and  West  Twenty-first  st. 

German  Society  of  the  City  of  New  York.  95  Greenwich  st 
Home  for  Discharged  Female  Prisoners,  191  Tenth  avenue. 
•Home  for  Friendless  Boys,  109  Bank  st. 
Home  for  Sailors'  Children,  Staten  island. 

*  House  of  Industry  (and  School),  100  West  Sixteenth  st 

*  House  of  Refuge,  cor.  Twenty-third  st.  and  First  avenue. 

*  Industrial  Temperance  Home,  2  Little  Water  st 
Irish  Emigrant  Society,  51  Chambers  st. 

Ladies  Union  Aid  Society  (Meth.  Epis.),  200  Mulberry  st 
Lying-in  Asylum,  85  Marion  st. 

*  Lyceum  Of  Natural  History,  at  the  Medical  College  of  the  Uni- 

versity, East  Fourteenth  St.,  near  Third  avenue. 

Magdalen  Female  Benevolent  Asylum,  between  Eighty-eighth 

and  Eighty-ninth  streets,  Yorkville,  west  of  Harlem  Railroad. 

*  Marine  Hospital,  Staten  island. 

Mariner's  Family  Industrial  Society,  322  Pearl  st 

Mechanics'  Institute,  cor.  Bowery  and  Division  st 

Mechanics'  Institute  School,  12  Chambers  st 
Methodist  Book  Concern,  200  Mulberry  st. 
Missionary  Society,  (Meth.  Epis.),  200  Mulberry  st 

*  National  Academy  of  Design,  663  Broadway. 
New  York  Bible  Society.  115  Nassau  st. 

New  York  Bible  and  Common  Prayer-book  Soc,  20  John  st. 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  For.  Miss.  Soc.  (Aux.  to  A.B.C.F.M.), 

150  Nassau  st. 

New  York  City  S.  School  Soc.  (Meth.  Epis.),  200  Mulberry  st 
New  York  City  Tract  Soc,  150  Nassau  st. 
*New  York  Gallery  of  Fine  Arts,  663  Broadway. 

*NeW  York  Historical  Soc,  in  the  University  Building3,  corner  of 
Wooster  street  and  Waverly  place. 

*  New  York  Hospital,  319  Broadway. 

New  York  Ladies  Home  Miss.  Soc  (Meth.  Epis.),  200  Mulb.  st 


40 


SOCIETIES  AND  INSTITUTIONS. 


New  York  Marine  Bible  Soc.  82  Wall  st. 

New  York  Law  Institute  Library,  New  City-hall. 

*  New  York  Mercantile  Library  Association,  corner  Nassau  and 

Beekman  sts. 

New  York  Pathological  Soc.  G7  Crosby  st. 

*  New  York  Society  Library,  corner  Broadway  and  Leonard  sts. 
New  York  State  Colonization  Soc.  Office,  Brick-church  chapel. 
New  York  Sunday  School  Union,  Brick-church  Chapel. 
New  York  Typographical  Society,  300  Broadway. 

Odd  Fellows'  Hall,  Grand  street,  comer  of  Centre  and  Orange  sts. 
Philharmonic  Society,  483  Broadway. 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Education,  23  Centre  st. 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Domestic  Missions,  23  Centre  st. 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  23  Centre  st. 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Publication,  23  Centre  st.  Depository, 

285  Broadway. 

Printers'  Library  and  Public  Reading-Room,  300  Broadway. 
Prison  Association  of  New  York,  15  Centre  st.  The  Home, 

Female  Department,  191  Tenth  avenue. 

Prot.  Epis.  Diocesan  Missionary  Committee,  20  John  st 
Prot.  Epis.  General  Miss.  Domestic  Committee,  20  John  st 
Prct.  Epis.  Sunday  School  Union,  20  John  st. 
Prot.  Epis.  Tract  Soc.  20  John  st. 

Prot.  Half-Orphan  SOC.  Sixth  av.,  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh  sts. 

Public  School  Soc.  Grand  street,  comer  of  Elm  £ 

Rom.  Cath.  Half-Orphan  Asylum,  Eleventh  st.  between  Sixth  and 

Seventh  avenues. 
Rom.  Cath.  Asylum  for  Girls,  Prince  street  corner  of  Mott  st. 
Rom.  Cath.  Half-Orphan  Asylum  for  Boys,  Fifth  avenue,  between 

Fifty-first  and  Fifty-second  streets. 
*Rutger's  Female  Institute,  Madison  street,  near  Clinton  st. 

*  Sailors'  Home,  190  Cherry  st. 

*  Sailor's  Snug  Harbor,  and  Retreat,  staten  island. 
Seventh-day  Baptists'  Publication  Soc.  9  Spruce  st. 

Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Collegiate  and  Theological  Edu- 
cation at  the  West,  41  Liberty  st. 
St.  Catherine's  Convent,  and  Institution  of  Mercy,  comer  of 

Houston  and  Mulberry  sts. 

*  Union  Theological  Seminary,  9  University  place. 
Unitarian  Association,  257  Broadway. 

*  University  Medical  College.  East  Fourteenth  st.  near  Third  av. 


CHURCHES  IN  NEW  YORK. 


41 


THE  CHURCHES  IN  NEW  YORK. 


BAPTIST. 

Abyssinian  (Colored),  44  An- 
thony, n.  W.  Broadway. 

AmityStreet,  Amity,  c.  Wooster. 

Berean,  Downing,  c.  Bedford. 

Bethesda,  Chrystie,  n.  Delancy. 

Bloomingdale,  Forty-third,  bet. 
Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues. 

Broadway,  718  Broadway,  near 
Fourth  street. 

Cannon  Street,  Cannon,  corner 
Broome  and  Grand. 

First.  Broome,  c.  Elizabeth. 

First  German,  19  avenue  A,  near 
Second  st. 

Harlem,  One  hundred  and  twen- 
ty-seventh, c.  Third  and  Fourth 
avenues. 

Laight  Street,  Laight,  c.  Varick. 

Mariners'  234  Cherry,  n.  Rutgers. 

Norfolk  Street,  Norfolk,  near 
Broome. 

North,  Bedford,  c.  Christopher. 

North  Beriah,  Macdougal,  opp. 
Vandam. 

Olive  Branch,  Madison,  c.  Mont- 
gomery. 

Oliver  Street,  Oliver,  n.  Chat- 
ham sq.  . 

Providence,  472  Broadway. 

Rose  Hill,  c.  Lexington  av.  pid 
Twenty-ninth  st. 

Shiloh,  Twenty-ninth  st.  n.  Ninth 
avenue. 

Sixth  Street,  Sixth,  n.  av.  C. 
Sixteenth  Street,  Sixteenth,  n. 

Eighth  av. 
Stanton  Street,  Stanton,  n^ar 

Forsyth. 

Tabernacle,  Second  av.  n.  Tenth 
street. 

Twelfth  Street,  Twelfth,  bet. 

Third  and  Fourth  avenues. 
Union,  Twenty-second,  n.  Third 

avenue. 

Welch.  141  Chrvstie.  n.  Broome. 
Zion  (col'd),  486  Pearl,  n.  City-hall 
Place. 


Zoar,  Hudson,  c.  Christopher. 
Seventh-day  Baptist,  Eleventh, 

b.  Third  and  Fourth  avenues. 
Freewill  Baptist. 


CONGREGATIONAL. 

Bethesda,  (col'd).  117  Wooster. 
Church  of  the  Puritans,  Union 

place,  c.  Fifteenth  street. 
Eastern,  Madison,  c,  Gouverneur. 
Fourth  Congregational,  104 

West  Sixteenth,  between  Sixth 

and  Seventh  avenues. 
Free    Congregational,  West 

Thirty-first,  c.  Sixth  avenue. 


Providence  Chapel,  44  Thomp- 
son, u.  Broome. 

Tabernacle,  340  Broadway,  near 
Leonard. 

Union,  Fourth,  n.  avenue  C. 


DUTCH  REFORMED. 

Bleecker  Street,  Bleecker  cor. 

Amos. 

Bloomingdale,  Sixty-eighth,  bet 
Ninth  and  Tenth  avenues. 

Broome  Street,  Broome,  corner 
Greene. 

Dutci,  Wooster,  c.  Washington 
place. 

Fifth  Avenue,  c.  Fifth  avenue 

and  Twenty-ninth  st. 
German  Evangelical  Mission, 

Houston,  c.  Forsyth. 


Harlem.  Harlem. 

Lafayette  Place,  Lafayette  pi. 

c.  Fourth  st. 
Market  Street,  Mar.  c.  Henry. 
Manhattan,  avenue  B,  c.  Fifth. 


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CHURCHES  IN  NEW  YORE. 


Mission,  1106  Broadway. 

Mount  Pleasant,  Fiftieth,  betw. 
Second  and  Third  avenues. 

North,  William,  c.  Fulton. 

Ninth  Street,  Ninth,  bet.  Broad- 
way and  Fourth  avenue. 

Northwest,  Franklin,  n.  West 
Broadway. 

South,  c.  Fifth  avenue  and  Twen- 
ty-first street. 

Twenty-first  Street,  Twenty- 
first,  n.  Sixth  avenue. 

True  Reformed,  King,  n.  Mac- 
dougal. 

West,  264  Bleecker. 

Thirty-Sixth  Street,  Thirty- 
sixth,  c.  Eighth  and  Ninth  avs. 

Dutch  Evangelical,  Forty-first, 
n.  Seventh  avenue. 


FRIENDS. 

Downing  Street,  Downing,  n. 
Bleecker. 

Hester  Street,  Hester,  c.  Eliza- 
beth. 

Orchard  Street,  Orchard,  near 
Hester. 

Rose  Street,  Rose,  n.  Pearl. 


JEWISH  SYNAGOGUES. 

Anshi  Chesid  (Men  of  Piety), 
148  Norfolk. 

Beth  Israel  (The  House  of  Is- 
rael), c.  White  and  Centre. 

Bnai  Israel  (The  Sons  of  Israel), 
454  Pearl,  n.  Chatham. 

Bnai  Jeshurun  (Sons  of  Jeshu- 
run),  Green,  n.  Houston. 

Rodelph  Sholom  (Followers 
after  Peace),  156  Attorney. 

Shaary  Shomaim  (Gates  of  Hea- 
ven), 122  Attorney. 

Shaary  Tephilla  (Gates  of  Pray- 
er), 112  Wooster,  n.  Prince. 

Sheareth  Israel  (Remnant  of 
Israel),  56  Crosby,  n.  Spring. 

Temple  of  the  Emanuel,  56 
Chrystie,  n.  Walker. 

SHARRY  Zedek  (Gates  of  Right- 

k  eeujsness),  38  ilenry.  | 


LUTHERAN. 

Columbia  Street,  Columbia,  n. 

Houston. 

Evangelical  Lutheran,  Sixth 
avenue,  c.  Fifteenth  St. 

Independent  German  Reform- 
ed, Forsyth,  n.  Walker. 

St.  James,  Mulberry,  n  Grand, 

St.  Matthew's,  Walker,  c.  Cort- 
land alley. 

St.  Marcus,  Sixth,  b.  First  and 
Second  avenues. 


METHODIST  EPISCOPAL, 

African  (col'd),  Fifteenth,  b. 
Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues. 

Allen  Street,  Allen,  n.  Riving- 
ton. 

Asbury,  Norfolk,  b.  Rivington  and 
Stanton. 

Bedford  Street,  Bedford,  cor. 
Morton. 

Bloomingdale,  Forty-third,  bet. 

Seventh  and  Eighth  avenues. 
Centre  st.  Mission,  c.  Cross  and 

Orange. 

Chelsea,  West  Thirtieth,  betw. 
Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues. 

Duane  Street,  Duane,  n.  Green- 
wich. 

Eighteenth  Street,  Eighteenth, 
n.  Eighth  avenue. 

Fiftieth  Street,  Fiftieth,  near 
Third  avenue. 

First  African  (col'd),  227  Sec- 
ond, b.  avenues  B  and  C. 

First  Mariners'  Cherry,  n.  Clin- 
ton. 

Forty-first  Street,  Forty-first, 
n.  Eighth  avenue. 

Forsyth  Street,  12  Forsyth,  n, 
Division. 

German  Mission,  Second,  b.  ave- 
nues B  and  C. 

German  Home  Mission,  Bloom- 
ingdale. 

Gbeen  Street,  61  Green,  near 

Broome. 

Harlem,  Harlem,  One  hundred 
and  twenty-sixth  street,  b.  Third 
and  Fourth  avenues. 


CHURCHES  IN  NEW  YORK. 


43 


Jane  Street,  Jane,  b.  Eighth  and 

Greenwich  avenues. 
John  Street,  John,  b.  Nassau  and 

William. 

Madison  Street,  Madison,  cor. 

Catharine. 
Mariner's,  Cherry,  n.  Clinton., 
Mulberry  Street,  Mulberry,  n. 

Bleecker. 
Ninth  Street.  Ninth,  c.  av.  B. 
North  River  Floating  Bethel 

foot  Rector. 
Rose  Hill,  Twenty-seventh,  bet. 

Second  and  Third  avenues. 
Second  Street,  Second,  n.  av.  C. 
Seventh  Street,  Seventh,  betw 

First  and  Second  avenues. 
Sullivan  Street,  Sullivan,  near 

Bleecker. 
Vestry  Street,  Vestry,  n.  Green- 
wich. 

Willet  Street  Willet,  b.  Grand 

and  Brooms 
Yorkville,  Eighty-sixth,  b.  Third 

and  Fourth  avenues. 
Zion  (col'd),  Church,  n.  Leonard. 


NEW  JERUSALEM. 

First,  Broadway,  c.  Leonard. 
Second, 


Protestant  Methodist. 

First,  Attorney,  n.  Delancy. 
Calvinistic  (Welch),  78  Allen,  n. 
Broome. 

Protestant,  138  Laurens,  near 
Prince. 


Wesleyan  Methodist. 

Eighty-fourth    Street,  near 

Fourth  avenue. 
King  Street,  Kin?,  n.  Hudson. 


Independent  Methodist. 

First,  Forty-second  st.  n.  Second 
avenue. 

Union  Methodist,  Twenty-third 

st.  n.  Seventh  avenue. 
Bethel  Ship.  John  Wesley,  foot 

of  Carlisle  (Services  in  English 

and  Swedish). 


PRESSYTEBIAN. 

Allen  Street,  Allen,  n.  Grand. 
Bleecker  Street,  Bleecker,  n. 

Broadway. 
Bloomingdale,  Fifty-first,  near 

Eighth  avenue. 
Brainard,  Second  avenue,  cor. 

Fourteenth  street. 
Brick,  Beekman,  c.  Nassau. 
Canal  Street,  Canal,  n.  Greene. 
Carmine  Street,  Carmine,  near 

Hudson. 
Central,  Broome,  n.  Elm. 
Chelsea,  West  Twenty-second, 

n.  Ninth  avenue. 
Collegiate,  Fifth  avenue,  c.  Nine- 
teenth street. 
Eleventh,  Fourth  st.,  c.  av.  C. 
Fifteenth  Street,  Fifteenth,  n. 

Irving  place. 
First,  Fifth  avenue,  c.  Twelfth  st 
Forty-second    Street,  Forty. 

second,  c.  Eighth  avenue. 
German,  Rivington.  n.  Ludlow. 
German  Mission,  187  Bowery. 
Harlem,  One  hundred  and  twen- 
ty seventh,  n.  Third  avenue. 
Houston  Street,  Houston,  cor. 

Thompson. 
Immaxuel,  Cottage  place,  near 

Bleecker. 
Madison  Avenue,  Madison  av.  c. 

Twenty-ninth  st. 
Mep~er*Street,  Mercer  st.  near 

Waverly  place. 
North,  Thirty-second,  n.  Eighth 

avenue. 

Pearl  Street,  Pearl,  n.  Elm. 
Prince  Street  (col'd),  Prince,  c. 
Marion. 

Rutgers  Street,  Rutgers,  cor. 

Henry. 

Scotch  Presbyterian,  Grand,  c. 

Crosby. 
Seventh,  Broome,  c.  Ridge. 
Spring  Street,  Spring,  n.  Mao 

dougaL 


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CHURCHES  IN  NEW  YORK. 


Stanton  Street  (Scotch),  Stan- 
ton, c.  Forsyth. 

Tenth,  Fourth  avenue,  n.  Twenty- 
second  St. 

Twentieth  Street,  Twentieth, 
n.  Seventh  avenue. 

Thirteenth  Street,  West  Thir- 
teenth, b.  Sixth  and  Seventh  avs. 

University  Place,  University  pi. 
c.  Tenth  st. 

Welch,  359  Broome,  c.  Elizabeth. 

Yorkville,  Eighty-seventh,  bet. 
Third  and  Fourth  avenues. 


Associate  Presbyterian. 

First,  Grand,  c.  Mercer. 

Second,  Houston,  c.  Greene. 

Third,  Charles,  n.  Fourth. 

Fourth,  West  Twenty-eighth,  n. 
Ninth  avenue. 

Fifth,  Seventh  avenue,  n.  Twenty- 
second  St. 


Ass.  Reformed  Presbyterian. 

Fourth,  Franklin,  n.  Varick. 
Fifth,  Jane  st.  n.  Abingdon  sq. 


Reformed  Presbyterian. 

First,  Sullivan,  n.  Spring. 
Second,  West  Eleventh^"  b.  Sixth 

and  Seventh  avenues. 
Third,  Waverly  place,  c.  Grove. 
Twelfth  Street,  Twelfth  St.,  n. 

Sixth  avenue. 


PROTESTANT  EPISCOPAL. 

All  Angels'  Bloom'gdale,  Eighty- 
sixth  street,  n.  Seventh  avenue. 
All  Saints',  Henry,  c.  Scammel. 
Annunciation,  West  Fourteenth, 

b.  Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues. 
Ascension,  Fifth  av.,  c.  Tenth  st. 
Calvary,  Fourth  avenne,  corner 

■  Twenty-first  street. 
Christ,  Anthony,  n.  Broadway.  I 


Ch.  of  the  Advent,  Eighth  ave- 
nue, b.  Thirty-third  and  Thirty, 
fourth  Streets  (in  the  Asylum 
for  the  Blind). 

Ch.  of  Our  Saviour  (floating), 
foot  of  Pike  st. 

Ch.  of  the  Crucifixion,  Eighth 
st.  n.  Fourth  avenue. 

Ch.  of  the  Epiphany,  Stanton, 
n.  Essex. 

Ch.  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 
Market,  c  Monroe. 

Ch.  of  the  Holy  Apostles, 
West  Twenty-eighth  st.  c  Ninth 
avenue. 

Ch.  of  the  Holy  Comforteb 

('floating),  foot  of  Dey  st. 

Ch.  of  the  Holy  Communion, 
Twentieth  st.  c.  Sixth  avenne. 

Ch.  of  the  Holy  Evangelists, 
Beekman,  c.  Cliff. 

Ch.  of  the  Holy  Martyrs,  Lud- 
low, n.  Grand. 

Ch.  of  the  Messiah  (col'd), 
Wooster,  n.  Prince. 

Eglise  du  St.  Esprit  (French), 
Franklin,  c.  Church. 

Grace,  Broadway,  c.  Tenth. 

Grace  Chapel,  Madison  avenue, 
c.  Twenty-eighth  st. 

Immanuel,  Thompson,  c.  Prince, 

Nativity,  avenue  C,  n.  Sixth  st. 

St.  Andrew's,  Harlem.  One  hun- 
dred and  twenty-seventh  st.,  bet. 
Third  and  Fourth  avenues. 

St.  Bartholomew's,  Lafayette 
place,  c.  Great  Jones  st. 

St.  Clement's,  Amity,  n.  Mac- 
dougal. 

St.  George's,  Rutherford  place,  c. 
East  Sixteenth  st. 

St.  James's,  Hamilton  square. 

St.  John  the  Baptist's,  Lexing- 
ton avenue,  c.  Thirty-  fifth  st. 

St.  John's,  Varick,  n.  Laight 

St.  Jude's,  Sixth  av.  n.  Amity  st. 

St.  Luke's,  Hudson,  n.  Grove. 

St.  Mark's,  Stuyvesant  street,  a 
Second  avenue. 

St.  Mary's,  Manhattanville. 

St.  Matthew's,  Christopher,  near 
Bleecker. 

St.  Michael's,  Bloomingdale,  cor. 
Tenth  av.  and  Ninety-ninth  st. 

St.  Paul's,  Broadway,  c.  Fulton. 


CHURCHES  IN 


NEW  YORK. 


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St.  Peter's,  West  Twentieth  st, 

n.  Ninth  avenue. 
St.  Philip's   (col'd),  Centre,  n. 

Anthony. 
St.  Simon's  (German),  Houston, 

n.  avenue  C. 
St.  Stephen's,  Christie,  corner  of 

Broome. 

St.  Thomas's,  Broadway,  c.  Hous- 
ton. 

Transfiguration,  c.  Madison  av. 

and  Twenty-ninth  st. 
Trinity,  Broadway,  opp.  Wall  st. 
Trinity  Chapel,  Twenty-fifth, 

b.  Broadway  and  Sixth  avenue. 
Zion,  Mott,  c.  Cross. 


ROMAN  CATHOLIC. 

Chapel  of  the  Sacred  Heart, 
Manhattanville. 

Church  of  the  Holy  Rfdeem- 
FB  (German),  Third  street,  bet. 
avenues  B  and  C. 

Ch.  of  the  Nativity,  Second  av. 
n.  Second  st. 

St.  Alphonsus  (Germ'n),  Thomp- 
son, n.  Canal. 

St.  Andrew's,  Duane  st.,  c.  City- 
hall  place. 

St.  Bridget's,  av.  B,  c  Eighth  st. 

St.  Columba's,  Twenty-fifth  St.,  n. 
Eighth  av. 

St.  Francis,  Thirty-first  street,  n. 
Seventh  avenue. 

St.  Francis'  (German),  Thirty- 
first  st.,  n.  Sixth  av. 

St.  Francis  Xavier's,  Sixteenth 
st.,  b.  Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues. 

St.  James's,  James,  n.  Chatha/i'.. 

St.  John  Baptist's  (Ger'n),  Thir- 
tieth street,  n.  Seventh  avenue. 

St.  John  Evangelist's,  Fifty-first 
street,  c.  Fifth  avenue. 

St.  Joseph's,  Sixth  av.  c.  Barrow. 

St.  Mary's,  Grand,  c.  Ridge. 

St.  Nicholas'  (German),  "Second 
street,  n.  First  avenue. 

St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  Mott, 
c.  Prince. 

St.  Peter's,  Barclay,  c.  Church. 

St.  Paul's,  Harlem,  One  hundred 
and  seventeenth  St.,  n.  Fourth  av. 


St.  Stephen's,  Twenty-seventh 
street,  c.  Madison  avenue. 

St.  Vincent  de  Paul's  (French), 
Canal,  n.  Centre. 

Transfiguration,  Chambers,  u. 
Centre. 


UNITARIAN. 

Church  of  the  Divine  Unity", 

Broadway,  n.  Spring. 
Ch.  of  the  Messiah,  Broadway, 

opp.  Waverly  place. 


UNIVERSALIS!. 

Orchard  Street,  Orchard,  near 

Broome. 

Bleecker  Street,  Bleecker,  cor. 

Downing. 
Murray  Street,  Murray,  corner 

Church. 

Fifth,  Fourteenth  street,  n.  Third 
avenue. 

Sixth,  corner  Twenty-fifth  street 
and  Eighth  avenue. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

African,  One  hundred  and  seven- 
teenth st.,  b.  Second  and  Third 
avenues. 

Christian  Church,  Suffolk,  bet 
Rivinsjton  and  Deiancy. 

Christian  Church,  W.  Twenty- 
fourth  st.,  n.  Ninth  avenue. 

Disciples,  74  West  Seventeenth 
street,  n.  Sixth  avenue. 

Free  German,  Allen,  n.  Houston. 

Martner's,  Roosevelt,  n.  Cherry. 

Primitive  Christians,  Bond,  il 
Broadway. 

Second  Advent,  193  Bowery, 
opp.  Spring. 

Second  Advent,  67  Crosby. 

Union  Mission,  42  Orange. 

United  Brethren  (Moravian), 
Houston,  c.  Mott. 


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PARKS  OF  NEW  YORK. 


PARKS. 

Our  city  is  not  abundantly  supplied  with  parks  and  other  grounds 
for  the  growth  of  shade-trees,  the  "  natural  lung3  of  cities."  A  more 
enlightened  course  will  be  hereafter  pursued,  and  the  future  city  above 
Thirtieth  street  will  have  some  noble  ones,  some  of  which  are  alreadj 
defined. 


THE  BATTERY, 

Fronting  the  harbor,  is  the  most  attractive  of  all  our  present  pleasure 
grounds.  It  contains  11  acres,  and  is  soon  to  be  much  enlarged 
From  the  paved  walk  along  its  sea-wall,  the  promenader  may  lool 
out  upon  the  islands,  the  shipping,  and  the  more  distant  shore! 
of  Long  Island  and  New  Jersey,  and,  on  a  summer  evening,  may  enjoy  i 
delightful  sea-breeze  which  always  comes  up  from  the  Narrows.  Th< 
Battery  is  so  called  from  the  circumstance  of  its  being  upon  the  site  of 
the  battery  and  ravelins  of  old  Fort  George.  A  magnificent  flagstaff  nov 
occupies  the  place  of  the  British  pole  during  the  Revolution.  The  Bat 
tery  is  in  the  form  of  a  crescent,  and  is  shaded  by  noble  trees,  amon; 
which  are  several  fine,  gravelled  avenues.  To  it  thousands  resort  dur 
ing  the  hot  evenings  of  summer ;  and  a  multitude  of  children,  witl 
their  nurses,  gambol  there  in  fine  weather.  Fronting  a  portion  of  it 
is  Castle  Garden,  once  a  fortification,  now  a  place  of  amusement  anc 
the  exhibition-rooms  of  the  annual  fairs  of  the  American  Institute.  Thi 
Castle  is  connected  with  the  Battery  by  a  covered  bridge.  Near  thi 
are  salt  water  bathing-houses. 

Castle  Garden. 

This  edifice,  originally  designed  for  and  used  as  a  fort,  was  callei 
Castle  Clinton,  in  honor  of  the  first  republican  governor  of  the  stat 
of  New  York.  It  was  erected  by  the  Federal  Government,  in  1807 
and  was  used  for  the  purposes  of  a  fortification  until  1823,  when  it  wa 
ceded  to  the  city.  It  is  situated  upon  a  mole,  at  the  extreme  lowe  | 
end  of  Manhattan  Island,  and  is  connected  with  the  Battery  by  a  bridg 
200  feet  long.  Soon  after  its  cession  to  the  city,  the  battery  was  ei 
larged,  its  sea-wall  constructed,  and  a  large  portion  of  its  noble  tree 
were  planted.  The  Castle  has  since  been  used  for  public  amusements . 
and  the  fairs  of  the  Mechanics'  and  American  institutes.  It  is  no-^ 
devoted,  during  the  summer,  to  concerts  and  the  opera.  Its  location 
in  the  midst  of  the  waters,  makes  it  a  delightful  place  of  resort  durin 
the  sultry  evenings.  Access  to  it  may  always  be  obtained  by  the  pa}  j 
ment  of  a  small  fee,  for  which  the  visiter  may  receive  an  ample  equb. 
alent  in  the  glorious  view  presented  from  its  spacious  balcony. 

THE  BOWLING  GREEN 

Is  a  small,  oval  enclosure  at  the  foot  of  Broadway.  It  was  a  bow  i 
ing  place  for  the  officers  of  the  garrison  of  Fort  George ;  hence  its  nami 
The  iron  railing  that  surrounds  it  was  placed  there  before  the  Revoh 
tion.  The  round  heads  of  the  posts  were  broken  off  during  the  wa: 
and  used  for  cannon-balls.    In  the  centre,  now  occupied  by  a  beaut ' 


PARKS  OF  NEW  YORK. 


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I  marble  fountain  with  a  spacious  basin,  was  erected  a  statue  of 
jorge  III.  in  1770.  In  July,  1776,  the  patriots  pulled  it  down,  and 
inverted  it  into  bullets,  the  material  being  lead,  covered  with  gilding, 
le  fountain  and  the  stately  shade-trees  of  the  Bowling-Green  form  a 
casing  ornament  of  tlie  lower  part  of  the  city. 

THE  CITY-HALL  PARK 

'as  beyond  the  limits  of  the  city  until  1780,  and  was  called  the  "  Com- 
on,"  or  the  "  Fields."  There  military  drills  were  performed  ;  and  upon 
e  "  Common,"  between  the  "  Brick  Church"  and  Broadway  (now 
e  lower  end  of  the  park),  the  first  brigade  of  the  American  army 
as  drawn  up  to  hear  the  Declaration  of  Independence  read,  on  the 
ening  of  July  9,  1776.  This  park  is  triangular,  having  Broadway  on 
e  west,  Chambers  street  on  the  north,  and  Centre  street  and  Park 
w  on  the  southeast.  It  contains  about  10  acres,  and  is  surrounded 
|  a  strong  iron  fence.  Within  it  stands  the  city-hall,  the  hall  of 
cords,  the  rotunda  (a  building  erected  by  John  Vanderlyn,  the  cele- 
•ated  painter,  for  the  purpose  of  exhibiting  panoramic  paintings), 
id,  along  Chambers  street,  several  edifices  clevoted  to  public  uses, 
'-onting  the  city-hall,  is  a  magnificent  fountain,  the  largest  in  the 
•untry.  Its  magnificence  does  not  consist  in  its  artistic  features : 
ese  are  very  simple.  It  is  the  size  and  height  of  its  central  jet :  the 
:treme  beauty  of  its  numerous  arching  jets,  when  in  full  play,  ex- 
biting  in  the  sunlight  all  the  gorgeous  tints  of  the  rainbow ;  and  the 
rcumference  of  its  basin,  which  is  300  feet.  The  jets  rise  from  the 
owers  of  the  lotus,  or  Egyptian  water-lily ;  and  the  basin  is  sur- 
tunded  by  a  white  marble  rim.  This,  in  turn,  is  encircled  by  a  row 
'  flowering  shrubs  and  plants,  and  evergreens ;  and  the  whole  are 
lclosed  within  an  iron  railing. 

ST.  JOHN'S  PARK, 

Fronting  St.  John's  Church,  and  bounded  by  Hudson.  Varick, 
teach,  and  Laight  streets,  is  the  property  of  Trinity  Church,  and  is 
l^pt  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  inhabitants  whose  houses  front  upon 

or  those  who  may  purchase  keys  of  the  keeper,  at  ten  dollars  a 
•3ar.    It  is  tastefully  laid  out  in  pathways  fringed  with  green  sward 

flower-beds,  and  is  shaded  by  lofty  trees.  In  its  centre  is  a  fine 
:»untain.  To  a  family  of  children. ,  the  grounds,  as  a  place  for  recrea- 
'on,  are  worth  double  the  amount  charged  for  the  privilege.  This 
lark  is  three-fourths  of  a  mile  from  the  city-hall. 

WASHINGTON  SQUARE, 

ORivrERLY  the  Potter's  Field,  is  one  of  the  largest  of  the  older  public 
rounds  of  the  city.  It  lies  in  front  of  Lie  New  York  University, 
nd  is  bounded  by  Waverly  place,  M'Dougal,  Fourth,  and  Wooster 
treets.  It  contains  9|  acres,  handsomely  laid  out,  and  shaded  by 
[irifty  trees.  It  is  surrounded  by  a  wealthy  population,  and  in  sum- 
ler  is  much  resorted  to  as  a  place  for  promenading.  It  is  estimated 
Qat,  while  it  was  "  a  place  to  bury  strangers  in,"  one  hundred  and 
wenty-five  thousand  bodies  were  interred  there ;  and  almost  all  of 
hem  "unwept,  unhonored,  and  unknown."  Washington  square  is 
me  and  a  half  miles  from  the  city -hall,  and  westward  of  Broadway. 


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PARKS  OF  NEW  YORK. 


TOMPKIN'S  SQUARE, 

Formerly  a  military  parade-ground,  is  on  the  eastern  side  of  the 
city,  and  is  bounded  by  avenues  A  and  B,  and  by  Sixth  and  Tenth 
streets.  It  is  regularly  laid  out ;  but,  being  comparatively  new,  like 
Washington  Square,  its  shade-trees  are  yet  small.  This,  too,  is  a  place 
of  great  resort  during  the  summer  months  ;  and  here  the  corporation 
generally  have  displays  of  fireworks  on  the  evening  ot  our  national 
anniversary. 


UNION  PARK 

Is  a  beautiful,  oval  area,  at  the  head  of  Broadway,  bounded  by  Uni- 
versity place  (which  is  also  called  a  continuation  of  Broadway,  at  the 
Park),  the  Fourth  avenue,  and  Fourteenth  and  Sixteenth  streets.  In 
its  centre  is  a  beautiful  fountain,  with  a  central  jet  almost  equal  to  that 
of  the  city-hall  park.  Its  trees  are  now  large  enough  to  make  a  fine 
shade  ;  and  it  is  a  place  of  fashionable  resort  in  the  afternoons  of  sum- 
mer. This  park  is  surrounded  by  a  costly  iron  fence.  It  is  one  and 
three  fourths  miles  from  the  city-hall. 

STUYVESANT  SQUARE, 

Which  lies  in  front  of  the  new  St.  George's  church,  is  between 

Fifteenth  and  Seventeenth  streets.  The  second  avenue  passes  through 
it.,  centre,  making  it  in  fact  two  separated  squares.  In  the  portion 
directly  in  front  of  the  church  is  a  fountain.  The  square  is  tastefully 
laid  out,  and  planted  with  trees,  shrubbery,  and  flowering  herbs.  The 
ground  was  presented  to  the  corporation  by  the  late  Peter  G.  Stuy- 
vesant,  on  condition  that  it  should  be  enclosed  in  &  strong  iron  railing. 
This  condition  has  been  complied  with ;  and  around  this  square  a  large 
number  of  elegant  dwelling-houses  have  been  erected. 

GRAMMERCY  PARK, 

A  beautiful  little  square,  bounded  by  Twentieth  and  Twenty-first 
streets,  and  lying  between  Third  and  Fourth  avenues,  is  private  prop- 
erty, belonging  to  the  owners  of  the  ground  around,  and  by  them 
kept  in  order,  at  an  annual  expense  to  each  of  ten  dollars.  It  is  en- 
closed in  an  iron  railing,  and  a  thick  hedge  of  the  sweet-prim.  It  is 
shaded  by  trees,  and  ornamented  with  shrubbery.  In  its  centre  is  a 
very  beautiful  fountain.  From  it,  Lexington  avenue  extends  north- 
ward, and  Irving  place  southward.  It  is  nearly  two  and  a  half  miles 
from  the  city-hail. 


MADISON  SQUARE, 

Recently  laid  out,  is  bounded  by  Fifth  and  Madison  avenues,  and 
Twenty-third  and  Twenty-sixth  streets.  It  has  been  laid  out  in  walks* 
and  planted  with  trees.  Around  it,  elegant  mansions  are  rapidly  rising ; 
and  it  will  soon  become  a  fashionable  quarter  of  the  town.  It  is  two 
and  a  half  miles  from  the  city-hall.  This  square  was  an  open  common 
beyond  the  city,  as  late  as  1845. 


PARKS. — CROTON  AQUEDUCT. 


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HAMILTON  SQUARE, 

A  HANDSOME  piece  of  rolling  ground  between  the  Third  and  Fourth 
avenues  and  Sixty-fifth  and  Sixty-eighth  streets,  has  not  yet  been  laid 
out  and  planted.  Within  it,  the  corner-stone  of  a  monument  in  honor 
of  Washington  was  laid  a  few  years  ago,  with  imposing  ceremonies. 
The  civil  and  military  procession  on  the  occasion  was  one  of  the  largest 
ever  seen  in  the  city.  Hamilton  Square  is  four  and  a  half  miles  from 
the  city-haU. 

BLOOMING!) ALE  SQUARE 

Is  between  the  Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues  and  Fifty-third  and  Fifty- 
seventh  streets.  It  is  upon  high  ground,  and  when  regulated,  will  be 
one  of  the  finest  public  resorts  in  the  city.  It  contains  17  acres.  Its 
distance  from  the  city-hall  is  four  miles. 

MANHATTAN  SQUARE, 

Also  between  the  Eighth  and  Ninth  avenues,  and  bounded  by 
Beventy-seventh  and  Eighty-first  streets,  is  yet  in  a  rough  state.  It  is 
five  miles  from  the  city-hall. 

MOUNT  MORRIS, 

Near  Harlem,  is  a  rocky  elevation  in  tho  centre  of  a  public  square 
between  One  hundred  and  twentieth  and  One  hundred  and  twenty- 
fourth  streets,  and  extending  on  each  side  of  the  Fifth  avenue.  Neither 
the  avenue  nor  the  streets  are  yet  opened.  A  public  house  on  the 
summit  of  Mount  Morris  i3  a  place  of  great  resort  during  the  summer. 
From  its  observatory,  the  spectator  has  a  fine  view  of  the  surrounding 
scenery,  including  Long  Island,  with  Astoria  and  Flushing  on  the 
southeast ;  Harlem,  Morrisania,  Mottville,  and  Manbattanville,  on  the 
lorth ;  and  west,  the  Palisades  of  the  Hudson ;  and  southward,  the 
ipires  of  the  city,  and  the  highest  points  of  Staten  Island. 

THE  GREAT  PARK. 

New  York  is  about  to  have  a  park  covering  an  area  of  about  160 
acres,  lying  between  the  Third  avenue  and  the  East  River,  near 
Yorkville.  The  tract  is  now  known  as  Jones's  Woods.  It  is  heavily 
timbered,  and,  when  properly  laid  out,  will  be  a  delightful  place  in 
Bummer,  for  promenading,  or  riding  on  horseback  or  in  carriages. 
It  will  approach  more,  in  extent  and  beauty,  to  the  parks  which  adorn 
London,  than  any  other  public  ground  in  this  country. 

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50  CROTON  AQUEDUCT. — RESERVOIRS. 


THE  CROTON  AQUEDUCT. 

This  vast  public  work,  grand  in  its  design  and  beneficent  in  its  re* 
units,  is  one  of  the  great  triumphs  of  art  and  effort  in  the  improvement 
of  society  for  which  this  century  is  distinguished.  It  exhibits  a  people 
of  a  great  city  seizing  a  river  of  pure  water  in  the  distant  country,  and 
bringing  a  large  portion  of  its  volume,  through  innumerable  conduits, 
into  their  streets  and  houses,  for  the  promotion  of  health  and  comfort. 
The  great  work  of  bringing  the  waters  of  the  Croton  river  into  the 
city  of  New  York  was  commenced  in  1835  ;  and  the  aqueduct  and  res- 
ervoirs were  completed  in  1842,  at  an  expense  of  $12,000,000.  The 
distance  from  the  Croton  Dam,  in  Westchester,  to  the  Battery,  in  New 
York,  is  fifty  miles.  The  length  of  the  aqueduct,  from  the  Dam  to 
the  Harlem  river  at  One  hundred  and  seventy-third  street,  where  it 
crosses  that  stream  and  first  reaches  Manhattan  island,  is  thirty-two 
and  three  fourths  miles.  To  that  point,  the  water  flows  uninterruptedly 
through  a  conduit  of  hydraulic  masonwork,  seven  and  a  half  feet  in 
height  and  seven  feet  in  width,  with  a  descent  of  about  one  foot  to  the 
mile.  The  "  High  Bridge,"  as  the  structure  across  the  Harlem  river  is 
called,  will  be  noticed  presently.  The  water  is  first  seen  at  the  Receiv- 
ing Reservoir,  between  the  Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues  at  Yorkville, 
and  is  there  exposed  to  evaporation  and  quiet  for  purification.  From 
this  vast  tank,  it  is  conveyed  in  a  double  line  of  iron  pipes,  three  feet 
in  diameter,  under  the  Fifth  avenue  to  the  Distributing  Reservoir  at 
Forrv-second  street  (see  Reservoirs),  from  which  it  is  sent  to  all  parts 
of  the  city  through  iron  pipes  of  various  dimensions  laid  under  the 
streets.  The  water  is  likewise  conveyed  to  Blackwell's  Island,  for  the 
use  of  the  city-institutions  there,  through  pipes  of  gutta-percha. 

The  average  supply  of  water  is  30,000,000  of  gallons  daily.  Thig 
supply  may  be  increased  to  60,000,000. 

Croton  Lake,  formed  by  damming  that  river  for  the  purposes  of  the 
water-works,  is  created  by  the  dam,  250  feet  in  length  and  38  feet  in 
width  at  the  base,  which  stretches  across  the  stream.  This  checking 
of  the  river  has  produced  a  beautiful  lake,  five  miles  in  extent,  and 
covering  about  400  acres  of  land.  Its  capacity  is  estimated  at  550,000,000 
of  gallons  of  water,  above  the  level  of  the  aqueduct,  and  will  allow  the 
discharge  of  60,000,000  of  gallons  daily. 

The  office  of  the  Croton  Aqueduct  Board  is  in  the  rotunda,  near  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  city-hall  park. 

THE  CROTON  RESERVOIRS. 

The  Receiving  Reservoir  is  bounded  by  Seventy-ninth  and 
Eighty-sixth  streets,  and  the  Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues.  It  is  oblong 
in  form,  being  1825  feet  in  length,  and  836  in  width,  measuring  from 
the  exterior  of  the  embankment.  The  water  covers  an  area  of  35 
acres.  It  is  separated  into  two  divisions  by  a  strong  partition  of  mason- 
work,  and  is  so  constructed  that  one  portion  may  be  full,  for  the  sup- 
ply of  the  city,  while  the  other  may  be  drained,  for  the  purpose  of 
repairs  or  cleansing.  The  capacity  of  the  two  divisions  is  150,000,000 
of  gallons. 

Yorkville  and  Manhattanville  stages,  which  leave  the  city-hail  every 
fym  minutes,  convey  passengers  within  a  short  walk  of  the  reservoir,  for 
12£  cents.  The  Harlem  cars,  which  stop  at  Yorkville,  leave  passengers 
ctill  nearer,  at  the  same  rate. 


HIGH  BRIDGE. — FIRE  DEPARTMENT.  51 


The  Distrieutixg  Reservoir  is  on  the  west  side  of  the  Fifth 
avenue,  between  Fortieth  and  Forty-third  streets.  It  is  square,  and 
measures  420  feet  upon  each  side,  from  the  cornices  upon  the  outside 
of  the  walls.  It  has  an  area  of  4  acres,  separated  into  two  equal  divis- 
ions, for  the  purposes  mentioned  in  noticing  the  Receiving  Reservoir. 
It  has  an  average  elevation  of  44  feet  above  the  surrounding  streets, 
and  may  contain  23,000,000  gallons  of  water.  Upon  the  top  is  a  very 
fine  promenade,  made  secure  on  the  outside  by  a  strong  battlement  of 
granite,  and  next  to  the  water  by  an  iron  railing.  From  the  top,  may 
be  seen  the  whole  upper  portion  of  the  city  and  surrounding  scenery. 
Access  to  this  noble  promenade  is  free.  The  Fifth  avenue  stages, 
which  leave  Fulton  street  and  pass  up  Broadway,  convey  passengers 
the  whole  distance  to  the  Reservoir,  for  6|  cents.  They  pass  every 
ten  minutes. 

THE  HIGH  BRIDGE. 

Tins  magnificent  structure  is  the  support  of  the  Croton  Aqueduct 
in  its  passage  over  the  Harlem  river,  at  One  hundred  and  seventy-third 
street,  eleven  miles  from  the  city-halL  The  whole  length  of  the  bridge 
is  1450  feet.  It  rests  upon  arches  supported  by  fourteen  piers  of  heavy 
masonry  ;  ei<mt  of  them  80  feet  span,  and  six  of  50  feet.    The  average 

I  height  o'f  the  bridge  is  114  feet  above  tidewater ;  its  total  cost  8900,000. 
The  romantic  scenery  in  the  vicinity,  in  addition  to  the  beauty  and 
magniticence  of  the  structure,  makes  the  Figh  Bridge  a  most  attractive 
place  of  resort  in  summer.  There  is  a  notel  upon  each  of  the  high 
banks  of  the  river  near,  for  the  accommodation  of  visiters.  The 
easiest  mode  of  access  from  the  city  is  to  go  in  the  Harlem  cars,  from 

k    the  city-hall  (which  make  eleven  trips  a  day)  to  Harlem,  where  stages 

i  are  in  waiting  to  carry  passengers  to  the  High  Bridge.  Fare  in  the 
cars,  12£  cents ;  in  the  stage  to  the  Bridge,  two  and  a  half  miles,  ISf 

i    cents.    Stages  also  leave  l;he  city-hall  direct  for  the  High  Bridge,  sev- 

i    era!  times  a"  day  ;  fare  through,  25  cents. 

THE  NEW  YOBIl:  FIRE  DEPARTMENT 

,   Is  probably  one  of  the  best  organized  systems  for  defence  against  the 
ravages  of  the  destructive  element,  in  the  world.    Its  membership  is 
I    composed  of  more  than  two  thousand  two  hundred  vigorous  men,  all 
animated  with  a  spirit  of  emulation.    These  are  divided  into  thirty* 
i    four  engine  companies,  forty-nine  hose  companies,  eight  hook-and-lacl- 
I    der  companies,  and  three  hydrant  companies.    They  have  thirty-four 
i    engines,  forty-nine  hose  carriages,  eight  hook-and-ladder  trucks,  forty 
i   ladders,  and  eighty-eight  hooks.    The  city  is  so  divided  into  fire  dis- 
'    tricts  that  there  is  generally  a  sufficient  force  in  a  single  district  to 
eubdue  an  ordinary  fire.    Only  in  great  conflagrations,  are  the  firemen 
compelled  to  leave  their  respective  districts  and  go  into  others. 

The  duties  of  a  fireman  are  extremely  perilous ;  and  life  and  limb 
are  often  jeoparded,  and  sometimes  destroyed.  To  guard  against  the 
evils  which  follow  such  accidents,  they  have  created  a  fund,  from  which 
disabled  firemen,  or  their  widows  and  orphans,  may  obtain  relief  in  the 
hour  of  need.  They  have  now  a  permanent  fund  of  almost  860,000, 
which  is  continually  increasing,  by  the  donations  of  liberal  and  benev- 
olent individuals,  insurance  companies,  Sec.   It  is  from  the  interest  of 


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MARKETS. 


this  fund  that  pecuniary  relief  is  drawn.  Convinced  of  the  importance 
and  noble  character  of  this  scheme  for  the  relief  of  the  unfortunate, 
the  state  legislature  has  extended  its  liberal  encouragement  thereto. 
The  charter  of  the  association,  which  limits  the  amount  of  the  per- 
manent fund,  was  so  amended  at  the  session  of  1851  as  to  allow  the 
trustees  to  extend  the  amount  to  $100,000.  Also,  the  tax  of  two  per.  ct, 
on  the  premium  of  foreign  insurance  companies  doing  business  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  which  has  hitherto  been  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the 
state,  is  now  transferred  to  that  of  the  Fire  Department  fund. 

We  have  not  in  our  city  an  institution  more  deserving  of  respect, 
fostering  care,  and  liberal  support,  than  the  Fire  Department;  for 
upon  it  depends  the  safety  of  millions  of  property ;  and  to  those  who 
peril  their  lives  and  the  comfort  of  their  families  in  the  duty  of  thus 
protecting  property,  the  most  generous  encouragement  and  substantial 
aid  should  be  given. 

MARKETS. 

Fulton  Market  occupies  the  block  of  ground  bounded  by  Fulton, 
fcjouth,  Beekman,  and  Front  streets, — erected  in  1821.  The  original 
cost  of  the  ground  and  building  was  $217,000. 

Washington  Market,  formerly  called  Bear  Market,  located  on 
Washington,  West,  Fulton,  and  Vesey  streets.  A  large  business  is 
done  here.  It  is  especially  the  resort  of  the  city  grocers,  to  purchase 
their  daily  supply  of  vegetables. 

Centre  Market,  bounded  by  Grand,  Centre,  Broome,  and  Orange 
streets,  is  a  substantial  brick  building  of  two  stories,  the  upper  part 
of  which  is  occupied  as  drill-rooms  for  various  military  companies 
and  a  branch  of  the  city-police.  From  the  centre  of  the  roof  rises 
a  tower,  in  which  is  placed  a  city  fire-alarm  bell. 

Catharine  Market,  foot  of  Catharine  street,  between  Cherry  and 

South  streets,  is  well  conducted,  and  well  patronized. 
Tompkins  Market,  east  side  Third  avenue,  between  Seventh  and 

Sixch  streets. 

Essex  Market,  in  Grand  street,  between  Essex  and  Ludlow  streets, 
Franklin  Market,  in  Old  slip,  corner  of  South  street. 
Jefferson  Market,  in  Sixth  avenue,  corner  of  Greenwich  avenue, 

Greenwich  Market,  corner  of  Christopher,  West,  and  Weehawken 

streets. 

Clinton  Market,  corner  of  Washington,  Spring,  Canal,  and  West 

streets. 

Union  Market,  junction  of  Second  and  Houston  streets  and  Avenue  A, 
Monroe  Market,  Corlears  street,  between  Grand  and  Monroe  sts. 
Gouvemeur  Market,  Gouverneur  street,  corner  of  Water  street. 

The  markets  are  owned  by  the  city,  and  are  a  source  of  considers? 
ble  revenue.  A  clerk  is  appointed  for  each  market,  to  collect  the  rents, 
and  close  them  at  12  o'clock,  except  on  Saturdays,  when  they  are 
allowed  to  be  open  until  12  o'clock  at  night. 


RAILROAD  DEPOTS. 


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RAILROAD  DEPOTS. 

Albany  ar.d  Intermediate  Places  Chambers  street,  corner  of  Hud- 
son street ;  Canal,  comer  of  West ;  and  Thirty-first  street,  near 
Tenth  avenue. 

Albany,  via  Harlem  and  all  places  on  the  Harlem  railroad  :  depot, 
4  Tryon  row,  east  of  city-hall,  and  Twenty-seventh  St.,  c.  Fourth  av. 

Boston,  via  Fall  River :  steamboat  route,  from  pier,  No.  3.  N.  R.  (Bat- 
tery), to  Fall  River,  where  the  railroad  commences. 

Boston,  via  New  Haven  and  Hartford :  depot,  412  Broadway,  near 
Canal ;  and  Twenty-seventh  street  and  Fourth  avenue. 

Boston,  via  New  London  and  Norwich :  steamboat,  from  pier  No.  18, 
N.  R.  (foot  of  Cortland  st.)  to  Allyn's  Point,  between  New  London 
and  Norwich  ;  thence  by  railroad. 

Boston,  via  Stoningtop  and  Providence !  steamboat  route,  from  pier 
No.  2,  N.  R.  (Battery),  to  Stonington ;  thence  by  railroad. 

Bridgeport  and  Places  on  the  New  Haven,  Hartford,  and 

Housatonic  Ilaiiroads;  412  Broadway,  near  Canal  street. 
Buffalo,  via  Cannadaigua  and  other  railroads  connecting  the  Erie  and 
Central  line  :  depot,  foot  of  Duane  street. 

Charleston  and  New  Orleans,  via  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore; 

New  Jersey  itailrottd  Oihce,  loot  of  Liberty  street,  North  River. 
Dunkirk,  via  Ramapo  and  Paterson  railroad  :  depot,  foot  of  Duane 

street ;  connects  with  the  Erie  railroad  at  Sufferns,  33  miles  from 

Jersey  city  ;  steamboat  route,  from  the  foot  of  Duane  street  to  Pier- 

mont,  25  miles  ;  thence  by  the  Erie  railroad. 
Erie  J  depot,  foot  of  Duane  street. 

Greenport,  and  all  Places  on  Long  Island  Railroad;  South 

Ferry,  Brooklyn. 

Harlem ;  depots,  4  Tryon  row,  east  of  city-hall,  and  Twenty-seventh 

street,  corner  of  Fourth  avenue. 
Hudson  River;  depots,  Chambers  street,  corner  of  Hudson,  and 

Thirty-first  street,  near  Tenth  avenue. 
Newark;  foot  of  Cortland  street. 

New  Haven  ;  Broadway,  corner  of  Canal  street,  and  Twenty-seventh 
street. 

Philadelphia,  via  Newark  and  New  Brunswick :  passengers  take  the 

Ferry-boat,  to  fjot  of  Cortland  and  Liberty  streets,  Jersey  city ;  and 

thence  by  railroad. 
Philadelphia,  via  South  Amboy  and  Camden  :  passengers  take  the 

steamer  from  pier  No.  1,  N.  R.  (Battery),  to  South  Amboy,  where  the 

railroad  commences. 
Wheeling,  Pittsburg,  Cincinnati,  etc.;  New  Jersey  Railroad 

Office,  foot  of  Liberty  street,  N.  R. 


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STEAMBOAT  LINES. 


STEAMBOAT  LINES, 

WITH  THEIR  PLACES  OF  ARRIVAL  AND  DEPARTURE. 


Albany,  People's  Line  (evening)  , 
pier  b.  Liberty  and  Cortland  sts. 

Albany ;  foot  Robinson  et. 

Albany  and  Troy;  foot  Cortland 
street,  south  side. 

Astoria,  Ravenswood,  fyc. ;  Fulton 
Market  slip,  E.  R. 

Boston,  via  Norwich  and  Worces- 
ter ;  foot  Cortland  street,  N.  R. 

Boston,  Ada  Newport  and  Fall  River, 
in  connection  with  Old  Colony 
Railroad ;  pier  3,  N.  R.,  n.  Batt. 

Boston,  via  Stonington  and  Prov- 
idence ;  pier  2,  N.  R.,  n.  Battery. 

Bridgeport,  Housatonic  and  Nau- 
gatuck  Railroad ;  Peck  slip,  E.  R, 

Castleton,  or  Factoryville ;  foot  Bat- 
tery place. 

Coxsackie  ;  foot  Robinson  st,  N.  R. 

Catskill ;  foot  Cedar  st. 

EUzabethport ;  foot  Battery  place. 

Fall  River  (R.  I.),  via  Newport ; 
pior  3,  N.  R.,  near  Batteiy. 

Flushing,  Astoria,  and  Ravens- 
wood  ;  Fulton  slip,  E.  R. 

Fort  Lee  and  Bulls  Ferry;  foot 
Robinson  st,  N.  R. 

Glen  Cove,  Oyster  Bay,  SfC. ;  Fulton 
Market  slip,  E.  R. 

Grassy  Point ;  Murray  st,  N.  R. 

Hartford  ;  Peck  slip,  E.  R. 

Haverstraw ;  ft.  Robinson  st.,  N.  R. 

Hudson  ;  foot  Harrison  st,  N.  R. 

Keyport  and  Fort  Hamilton  ;  foot 
Chambers  street,  N.  R. 

Kingston  ;  ft  Murray  street,  N.  R. 

Kingston  and  Roundout,  Delaware 
and  Hudson  Canal  Line ;  foot 
Jay  street,  N.  R. 

Newark  ;  b.  Cortland  and  Dey  sts., 
and  foot  Barclay  street,  N.  R. 

New  Brunswick;  foot  Barclay  st 

Newburgh  ;  foot  Warren  st,  N.  R. 

N.  Brighton ;  f.  Battery  place,  NR. 

New  Hamburgh  and  Marlborough ; 
foot  Murray  street,  N.  R. 

Ntto  Haven  ;  Peck  slip  E.  R. 

New  London  and  Norwich;  foot 
Cortland  street,  N.  R. 


Newport,  Fall  River,  and  Boston; 

pier  3,  N.  R. 

Norwich,  Worcester,  and  Boston, 
pier  18  N.  R. 

Oyster  Bay,  Glen  Cove,  §c. ;  Fulton 
Market  slip,  E.  R. 

Peekskill ;  foot  Chambers  st,  N.  R. 

Philadelphia,  via  Cape  May;  foot 
Cedar  street,  pier  14,  N.  R. 

Philadelphia,  via  Camden  andAm- 
boy  j  pier  1,  N.  R. 

Philadelphia,  Emigrants'  &  Trans- 
portation Line  ;  pier  1,  N.  R. 

Port  Richmond,  via  New  Brighton, 
Sailor's  Snug  Harbor,  and  Fac- 
toryville ;  foot  Battery  place. 

Portland,  via  Boston;  pier 2,  NR., 
pier  3,  NR.,  and  pier  18,  N.R, 

Portsmouth,  via  Boston ;  pier  2,NR,. 
pier  3,  NR.,  and  pier  18,  N.R, 

Poughkeepsie ;  foot  Murray  street. 

Providence,  via  Stonington ;  pier  2, 
N.  R. 

Providence,  via  Newport  and  FalL 

River  ;  pier  3,  N.  R. 
Quarantine,  Staten  Island ;  foot 

Whitehall  st. 

Sailor's  Snug  Harbor ;  f.  Batt.  pL 

Saugerties ;  toot  Chambers  st,  N.R. 

Shrewsbury,  Long  BrancJi  (Ocean 
House),  Port  Wash'ton,  Mount's 
Dock,  Brown's  Dock  (Middle- 
town),  and  Redbank ;  foot  Robin- 
son street,  N.  R.,  and  Peck  slip. 

Sing  Sing;  ft.  Chambers  st,  N.  R. 

Staten  Island ;  Whitehall  and  Bat 
tery  place. 

Stonington,  Providence,  and,  Bos* 
ton ;  pier  2,  N.  R. 

Stony  Brook  ;  Peck  slip. 

Tarrytown  ;  foot  Chambers  street. 

Troy  (evening)  ;  foot  Cortland  st. 

West  Point,  Caldwell's,  and  Cold 
Spring ;  foot  Warren  st,  N.  R. 

West  Point ;  foot,  Harrison  st,  N.R. 

Yonkers,  Hastings,  Dobb's  Ferry, 
Nyack,  Oakhill  Cemetery,  Rock- 
land Ijdke,  and  Haverstraw  ;  foot 
Robinson  street,  N.  R, 


FERRIES. 


55 


56  HACKNEY-COACHES  AND  CARRIAGES. 


HACKNEY-COACKES  MFD  CARRIAGES, 

WITH  THE  RATES  OF  FARE. 

"  The  prices  or  rates  of  fare  to  be  taken  by,  or  paid  to,  the  owners 
or  drivers  of  hackney-coaches  or  carriages,  shall  be  as  follows ;  to 
wit:  — 

"  For  conveying  a  passenger  any  distance  not  exceeding  one  mile, 
twenty-five  cents ;  for  conveying  two  passengers  the  same  distance, 
fifty  cents,  or  twenty-five  cents  each ;  and  for  every  additional  passen- 
ger, twenty-five  cents  each. 

u  For  conveying  a  passenger  any  distance  exceeding  a  mile,  and  not 
exceeding  two  miles,  fifty  cents ;  and  for  every  additional  passenger, 
twenty -five  cents. 

"  For  conveying  one  passenger  to  Forty-second  street,  remaining 
there  for  him  half  an  hour,  and  returning  with  him,  one  dollar ;  and  for 
every  additional  passenger,  twenty-five  cents. 

"  For  conveying  one  passenger  to  Sixty-first  street,  and  remaining 
three  quarters  of  an  hour,  and  returning,  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents ; 
and  for  every  additional  passenger,  thirty -seven  and  a  half  cents. 

"For  conveying  one  passenger  to  Eighty-sixth  street,  and  remaining 
one  hour,  and  returning,  two  dollars  ;  and  for  every  additional  passen- 
ger, fifty  cents. 

"For  conveying  one  or  more  passengers  to  Harlpm.  and  returning, 
with  die  privilege  of  remaining  three  hours,  four  dollars. 

"  For  conveying  one  or  more  passengers  to  Kingsbridge,  and  return- 
ing, with  the  privilege  of  keeping  the  carriage  all  Hay,  five  dollars. 

"  For  the  use  of  a  hackney-coach  or  carriage  by  the  day,  with  one  or 
more  passengers,  five  dollars. 

"  For  the  use  of  a  hackney-coach  or  carriage  by  the  hour,  with  one 
or  more  passengers,  with  the  privilege  of  going  from  place  to  place, 
and  of  stopping  as  often  as  may  be  required,  as  follows  ;  viz., — for  the 
first  hour,  one  dollar  ;  for  the  second  hour,  seventy-five  cents  ;  and  for 
every  succeeding  hour,  fifty  cents. 

"  For  children  between  two  and  fourteen  years  of  aire,  half-price  is 
only  to  be  charged  ;  and  for  children  under  two  years  of  age,  no  charge 
is  to  be  made. 

"  Whenever  a  hackney-coach  or  carriage  shall  be  detained,  excepting 
as  aforesaid,  the  owner  or  driver  shall  be  allowed  after  the  rate  of  sev- 
enty-five cents  for  an  hour,  thirty-seven  and  a  half  cents  for  each  and 
eveiy  subsequent  hour,  and  so  in  proportion  for  any  part  of  the  first 
and  subsequent  hour  which  the  same  may  be  so  detained. 

"  For  attending  a  funeral  within  the  lamp-and-watch  district,  two 
dollars ;  which  charges  shall  include  for  the  necessary  detention  and 
returning  with  passengers. 

"  Every  driver  or  owner  of  a  hackney-coach,  carriage,  or  cab,  shall, 
carry,  transport,  and  convey  in  and  upon  his  coach,  carriage,  or  cab, 
in  addition  to  the  person  or  persons  therein,  one  trunk,  valise,  saddle- 
bag, carpet-bag.  portmanteau,  or  box,  if  he  be  requested  so  to  do,  for 
each  passenger,  without  charge  or  compensation  therefor ;  but  for 
every  trunk  or  other  such  articles  abovenamed,  more  than  one  for  each 
passenger,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  the  sum  of  6  cts. 

!'In  case  of  disagreement  as  to  distance  or  price,  the  same  shall  be 
determined  by  the"  mayor,  or  superintendent  of  hackney-coaches  and 
carriages. 


CARTME>*. 


57 


"  The  owner  of  any  hackney-coach  or  carriage  shall  not  demand  or 
receive  any  pay  for  the  conveyance  of  any  passenger,  unless  the  num- 
ber of  the  carriage,  and  the  rates  and  prices  of  fare  shall  be  fixed  upon 
some  conspicuous  part  thereof,  at  the  time  such  passenger  may  be 
conveyed  in  such  carriage. 

"  The  owner  or  driver  of  any  hackney-coach  or  carriage  shall  not  be 
entitled  to  recover  or  receive  any  pay  from  any  person  from  whom  he 
shall  have  demanded  any  greater  price  or  rates  than  he  may  be  author- 
ized to  receive,  as  aforesaid. 

"  No  owner  or  driver  of  any  hackney-coach  or  carriage  in  the  city 
of  New  York  shall  ask,  demand,  or  receive,  any  larger~sum  than  he 
or  they  may  be  entitled  to  receive,  as  aforesaid,  under  the  penalty  of 
ten  dollars  for  every  such  offence,  to  be  sued  for,  and  recovered  from 
the  owner  or  owners  or  driver  of  any  such  hackney-coach  or  carriage, 
severally  and  respectively." 

Strangers  will  bear  in  mind  that  a  hackman  is  not  permitted  to  put 
other  passengers  in  a  coach  with  them,  without  their  consent ;  and  is 
compelled  to  convey  a  passenger  when  required,  unless  actually  other- 
wise engaged ;  and  is  not  entitled  to  any  compensation  whatever  if 
he  demand  more  than  the  legal  rates.  In  case  of  difficulty  or  dis- 
pute, observe  the  number  on  the  coach,  and  not  on  a  card  which  may 
be  offered  them ;  as  it  is  a  dodge  often  employed,  when  they  impose  on  a 
person,  to  give  another  man's  name  and  number.  They  are  liable  to 
fine,  if  they  refuse  their  name  or  number  to  any  person  asking  it. 
They  are  not  entitled  to  any  pay,  unless  th-nr  number  is  on  the  coach, 
and  a  card  of  the  rates  of  fare  is  stuck  up  in  the  coach. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  exchange  two  words  in  dispute  with  a  turbulent 
hackman,  even  if  he  refuses  to  deliver  baggage,  provided  his  number  is 
on  the  carriage.  Let  him  have  his  way  :  an  application  at  the  mayor's 
office,  which  does  not  require  five  minutes'  detention,  will  at  once  put 
things  right.  Never  employ  a  carriage  without  a  number  on  it.  For 
distances,  see  page  61. 


C  A"7  THEN . 

A  CASTXAM  must  obtain  a  license  from  the  mayor,  be  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States,  be  the  actual  owner  of  a  horse  and  cart,  and  have  the 
number  of  his  license  distinctly  painted  on  his  cart. 

Rates  or  Prices  of  Cartage. — For  ordinary  loads,  33  cents.    For  goods 
requiring  extra  labor,  from  33  to  50  cents.    Household  furniture,  loose, 
per  load7  45  cents.    For  loading,  unloading,  and  housing  furniture,  in 
removal  of  families,  extra  per  load,  50  cents.    Provided,  that  when  the 
distance  exceeds  half  a  mile,  and  is  within  one  mile,  one  third  more 
shall  be  added  to  the  above  rates  and  prices ;  and  in  the  same  propor- 
;  tion  for  any  greater  distance.    And  if  any  public  cartman  shall  ask, 
demand,  receive,  take,  exact,  or  extort,  any  greater  rate,  price,  pay,  or 
<  compensation,  for  carting  or  transporting  any  goods,  it  shall  not  be 
f  lawful  for  him  to  receive  any  compensation  for  such  services. 

Cartmen  are  allowed  to  retain  possession  of  goods  carted  by  them, 
I  and  immediately  transport  them  to  the  office  of  the  chief  of  police,  if 
\  the  cartage  is  not  paid.   All  disputes  that  shall  arise  in  reference  to 
carting  property,  shall  be  determined  by  the  mayor.    The  inspector 
of  carts  is  at  the  office  of  the  chief  of  police.  No.  1,  in  the  basement  cf 
the  city-halL 

3* 


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OMNIBUSES. — OCEAN-STEAMERS. 


PUBLIC  PORTERS. 

Public  Porters  and  Handcartmen  are  entitled  by  law  to  the  follow- 
ing rates  of  compensation :  —  For  cartage  by  hand,  any  distance  within 
half  a  mile,  12£  cents  ;  if  carried  on  a  wheelbarrow  or  handcart,  25  cts. ; 
between  half  a  mile  and  a  mile,  37£  cts. ;  and  the  game  in  proportion 
for  any  greater  distances. 

The  law  compels  every  "  public  porter  "  to  wear  about  his  person, 
so  as  to  be  easily  seen,  a  brass  plate  or  badge,  on  which  shall  be  en- 
graved his  name,  '"public  porter,"  and  the  number  of  his  license. 
When  owners  do  not  accompany  their  baggage,  it  is  well  to  take  the 
porter's  number.    It  is  not  safe  to  employ  porters  that  have  no  badge. 


OMNIBUSES. 

Omnibuses  start  from  the  Battery,  and  all  the  principal  ferries, 
every  few  minutes,  passing  through  Broadway  and  the  other  principal 
thoroughfares,  and  terminating  at  various  points  in  the  upper  part  of 
the  city,  a  distance  of  from  two  to  four  miles.  Strangers  will  observe 
the  names  of  the  streets  through  which  the  omnibuses  pass,  painted 
on  the  outside.    Fare,  for  any  distance,  six  cents. 


OCEAN-STEAMERS. 


There  are  rpjmlar  lines  of  steamships  (mostly  weekly  lines)  from 
this  port  to  Richmond,  Charleston,  Savannah,  New  Orleans,  Havana, 
St.  Thomas,  Chagres  (San  Francisco  line),  San  Juan  (Nicaragua),  Liver- 
pool, Southampton,  Bremen,  and  Havre.  Berths  should  be  secured, 
and  passage  paid,  a  few  days  previous  to  the  day  of  sailing.  Baggage 
not  wanted  on  the  passage  should  be  sent  on  board  previous  to  the  day 
of  sailing. 

Distances, 


FROM  NEW  YORK  TO 


Liverpool,    3070 

Southampton,   3150 

Bremen,   3365 

Havre,   3225 

Charleston,   620 

Savannah,   690 

New  Orleans,   1850 

Havana,  W.  1   1275 

Chagres,  S.A   2350 

Coatzacoalcos  R.  (Tehuante- 

^ec),   2050 

it.  San  Juan  (Nicaragua),  .  2260 


San  Francisco,  via  Panama,  5975 
S.  Francisco,  v.  Cape  Horn,  15225 

FROM  NEW  ORLEANS  TO 

Havana,   615 

River  San  Juan,  ....  1355 

River  Chagres,   1450 

Vera  Cruz,   720 

FROM  SAN  FRANCISCO  TO 

Columbia  River,    .  .  .   «  560 


BANKS  IN  NEW  YORK. 


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THE  BANKS  IN  NEW  YORK. 


BANK  HOURS  FROM 

American  Exchange.  50  Wall  st. 

Bank  of  America,  46  Wall. 

Bank  of  Commerce.  39  Wall 

Bank  of  New  York,  Wall,  cor. 
William. 

Bank  of  N.  America.  27  Wall. 

Bank  of  the  Republic,  Broad- 
way, corner  Wall. 

Bank  of  the  State  of  New 
York.  30  Wall. 

Bowery,  Bowery,  c  Broome. 

Broadway,  33G  "Broadway,  c.  An- 
thony. 

Butchers'  and  Drovers',  Bow- 
ery, c.  Grand. 

Chatham,  Chatham,  c.  Duane. 

Chemical,  270  Broadway,  opp. 
Park. 

City.  S3  Wall,  n.  William 
Citizen's,  64  Bowery. 
Delaware  and  Hudson  Canal 

Company.  31  Wall. 
Dry  Dock,  Avenue  D,  c  Tenth  st. 
Empire  City.  c.  Amity  street  and 

Broadway. 
Fulton.  Pearl,  c  Fulton. 
Greenwich,  402  Hudson,  corner 

Clarkson. 
Grocers,  c.  Barclay  street  and 

College  place. 
Hanover,  Hanover  sq.,  c  Pearl. 


10,  A.M.  till  3.  P.M. 

Irving.  295^  Greenwich. 

Knickerrocker.  c.  Eighth  aven. 
and  W.  Seventeenth  st. 

Leather  Manufacturer's,  45 
William. 

Manhattan.  40  WalL 

Mechanic's,  23  WalL 

Mechanic's  Banking  Associa- 
tion. 38  Wall. 

Mechanic's  and  Trader's,  370 
Grand,  n.  Norfolk. 

Mercantile,  Broadway  c  John. 

Merchant's,  42  Wall. 

Merchant's  Exchange,  173 
Greenwich. 

Metropolitan.  54  Wall. 

National,  36  WalL 

New  York  Exchange,  187  Green- 
wich. 

New  /ork  State  Stock  Secu- 
rity Bank,  redeemed  at  64  WalL 

North  River,  Greenwich,  c.  Dev. 

Ocean.  Greenwich,  c.  Fulton. 

PACIFIC,  461  Broadway,  c.  Grand. 

People's.  173  Canal,  n.  Varick, 

Phcenix.  45  Wall. 

Seventh  Ward,  Pearl  st,  c.  Burl- 
ing: slip. 

Tradesman's,  177  Chatham,  near 

Oliver. 
Union,  34  WalL 


BANKS  FOR  SAVINGS. 


Broadway  Saving?  Bank,  loca-| 
ted  at  the  Broadway  Bank.  336 
Broadway,  c.  Anthony.  Open 
Mondays*  Wednesdays,  and  Sat- 
urdays, from  5  to  3.  P.M. 

Bowery,  128  Bowery,  n.  Grand. 
Open  on  Mondays,  Thursdays, 
and  Saturdays,  from  5  to  7,  P.M. 

Chambers  Street,  107  Cham- 
bers, n.  Church.  Open  daily, 
fiom  4  to  6.  P.M.  Fridays  for 
females  exclusively. 

Dry  Dock  Savings  Institution. 
619  Fourth  at,  n.  Avenue  C.  open; 


|    Mondays,  Wednesdays,  and  Fri- 
days, from  5  till  ?.  P.  M. 
East  River  Savings  Institu- 
tion. 169  Chatham.   Open  Mon- 
davs,  Thursdays,  and  Saturdays, 
from  5  to  7.  P.M. 
Emigrant  Industrial  Savings, 
51  Chambers,  n.  Centre.  Open 
daily,  from  5  to  7,  P.M. 
Greenwich,  41  Sixth  avenue,  n. 
Fourth  street.    Open  Mondays, 
Wednesdays,  and  Fridays,  from 
5  to  7,  P.M. 
;  Institution  for  Savings  of 


60 


INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 


Merchants'  Clerks,  5  Beek- 
man,  u.  Nassau.  Open  from  April 
to  Oct.  1,  on  Tuesdays  and  Sa- 
turdays, from  6  to  8,  P.  M. ;  on 
Thursdays,  from  4  to  8,  P.  M.  : 
from  Oct.  1  to  April  1,  on  Tues- 
days and  Saturdays  from  5  to  8, 
P.  M. ;  and  on  Thursdays  from 
3  to  8,  P.M. 
Irving  Savings  Institution,  279 
Greenwich,  n.  Warren.  Open 
daily,  from  4  till  7,  P.M. 


Knickerbocker  Savings  Bank, 

c.  Eighth  av.  and  Twenty-third 
st.  Open  Mondays,  Thursdays, 
and  Saturdays,  from  4,  P.M.  till 
8,  P.M. 

Seaman's  Savings  Bank,  c.  Wall 

and  Pearl.    Open  daily,  from  10, 

A.M.  till  2,  P.M. 
Manhattan,  648  Broadway,  n. 

Fourth  st.    Open  daily,  from  4. 

to  7  P.M. 


INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 


Atlantic  Mutual,  cor.  William 

and  Wall. 
./Etna,  54  Wall. 

Bowery,  124  Bowery,  c  Grand. 
Broadway,  418  Broadway,  corner 
Canal. 

Citizen's,  67  Wall  and  64  Bowery. 

City,  61  Wall. 

Clinton,  40  William. 

Commercial,  8  Merchant's  Ex- 
change. 

Eagle,  71  Wall. 

East  River,  69  Wall. 

Empire  City,  49  Mer.  Exchange. 

Fireman's,  59  Wall. 

Franklin,  40  Wall. 

General  Mutual,  50  Wall. 

Greenwich,  400  Hudson,  c.  Clark- 
son. 

Grocer's,  81  Wall 
Howard,  66  WalL 


Hudson  River,  40  WalL 
Jefferson,  50  Wall. 
Knickerbocker.  64  WalL 
Manhattan,  68  Wall. 
Merchant's,  Greenwich,  c.  Ful» 
ton. 

National,  52  Wall. 

New  York  Equitable,  58  WalL 

New  York  Fire  and  Marine, 

72  Wall. 
N.  Y.  Mutual,  50  WalL 
N.  Y.  State,  35  WalL 
Niagara,  67  V.'  all. 
North  America,  67  Wall. 
North  River,  192  Greenwich* 
Pacific,  461  Broadway. 
People's,  173  Canal. 
Stu  yves  ant,  151  Bowery. 
Union  Mutual,  58  Wall. 
United  States,  64  Wall. 
Washington,  7  Wall,  c.  New. 


MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 


New  York  Fire  and  Marine,  72 

Wall. 

Sun  Mutual,  cor.  William  and 

Wall. 

Union  Mutual,  58  WalL 


Astor  Mutual,  36  William. 
Atlantic  Mutual,  c.  Wm.  and 
Wall. 

General  Mutual,  50  WalL 
Mercantile  Mutual,  63  WalL 
New  York,  50  WalL 

LIFE  AND  TRUST  INSURANCE  COMPANIES. 

Albion,  44  WalL  j  Mutual  Benefit,  11  WalL 

Eagle,  40  Wall.  New  England  Mutual,  218  Fol^ 

Farmer's  Loan  and  Trust,  28  ton. 


Exchange  place, 
Manhattan,  108  Broadway,  cor. 

Pine. 
Mutual,  35  WalL 


New  York,  106  Broadway. 
New  York  Life  and  Trust,  52 

WalL 

United  States,  27  WalL 


TABLE  OF  DISTANCES.  61 

TABLE  OF  DISTANCES. 


FROM  THE    FROM    THE   FROM   THE  FROM 
BATTERY.     ECXHANGE   CITY-HALL     CANAL  ST. 


161 
104 
11 

111 
111 
12 
12± 
12} 
12$ 
13 

13* 

*  Kxtrama  end  point 


TO 


Trinity  Church. 
Fulton  street. 
Warren. 
Leonard. 
Canal. 
Spring. 
Houston. 
Fourth. 
Ninth. 
Fourteenth. 
Nineteenth. 
Twenty-fourth. 
Tvventv-ninth. 
Thirty-fourth. 
Thirty-eighth. 
Forty-fourth. 
Forty-ninth. 
Fifty-fourth. 
Fifty-eighth. 
Sixty-third. 
Sixty-eighth. 
Seventy-'third. 
Seventy-eighth. 
Eighty-third. 
Eighty-eighth. 
Ninety-third. 
Ninety-seventh. 
One  Hundred  k  Second 
One  H.  &.  Seventh. 
One  H.  k  Twelfth. 
One  H.  k  Seventeenth. 
One  H.  k  Twenty-first. 
One  H.  k  Twenty-sixth 
One  H.  k  Thirty-first. 
One  H.  k  Thirty-sixth. 
One  H.  k  Forty-first. 
One  H.  k  Forty-sixth. 
One  H.  k  Fifty-first. 
One  H.  it  Fifty-sixth. 
One  H.  k  Sixty-first. 
One  H.  k  Sixty-sixth. 
One  H.  k  Seventy-first. 
One  H.  k  Seventy-sixth 
One  H.  k  Eighty. 
One  H.  k  Eighty-fifth. 
One  H.  k  Eighty-ninth. 
One  H.  k  Ninety-fourth 
One  H.  k  Ninety-ninth. 
Two  H.  k  Third. 
Two  H.  k  Eighth. 
Two  H.  k  Thirteenth. 
Two  H.  k  Eighteenth. 
Two  H.  k  Twenty-2d. 
Two  H.  k  Twenty-7th* 
of  New  York  island  on  the  Hudson  river  side. 


62  NEW  YORK  CITY  STREET  DIRECTORY, 


NEW  YORK  CITY  STREET  DIRECTORY, 

Showing  the  commencement,  direction,  and  termination, 
with  the  highest  number  in  each  street 


No*. 

Abington  PI.,  Troy,  from  No.  28  to  54  26 
Abington  Sq.,  fm  387  Bleecker  to  8th 
avenue,  and  fm  585  to  599  Hudson. 
Adams  PI.,  Laurens,  between  Prince 

and  Spring  _  

Albany,  fm  122  Greenwich  W.  to  N,  R  23 
Albion  PI.,  fm  404  to  428  Fourth  et...  24 
Allen,  fm  122  Division  N.  to  Houston  213 
Amity,  fm  681  B'dway  W.  to  6th  av..  141 

Amity  Alley,  rear  216  Wooster  

Amity  PI.,  from  197  to  221  Laurens..  33 
Amos,  fm  131  6th  av.  VV.  to  N.  R  ....  211 

Ann,  222  Broadway  E.  to  Gold   92 

Anthony,  fin  72  Hudson  E.  to  Orange  167 
Astor  PI.,  fm  744  B'dway  E.to  3d  av.  38 
Attorney,  fm  260^   Division  N.  to 

Houston   175 

Av.  A,  fm  313  Houston  N.  to  E.  R... 
Av.  B,  fm  239  Houston  N.  to  E.  R...  . 
Av  C.  fm  177  Houston  N.  to  E.  R... 
Av.  D,  fm  113  Houston  N.  to  20th... . 
Bank,  fm  95  Greenwich  av.  W.  to  N.R  153 
Barclay,  fm  227  B'dway  W.  to  N.  R.  105 

Barrow,  fm  4th  VV.  to  N.  R   194 

Batavia,  fm  78  Rosevelt  E.  to  James.  25 
Battery  PI.,  fm  1  B'dwav  VV.  to  N.  R.  16 
Bayard,  fm  88  Division  VV.  to  Orange  108 
Beach,  fm  154  VV.  B'dway  VV.  to  N.R.  81 

Beaver,  fm  8  B'dway  E.  to  Pearl   94 

Bedford,  fm  17  Hamersley  N.  to  Chris- 
topher  128 

Beekman,  fm  34  Park  Row  E.  to  E.R.  138 
Benson,  fm  109  Leonard  N.  to  Frank'n 
Bethune,  fm  776  Greenwich  W-to  N.R  39 
Birmingham,  fm  84  Henry  S.  to  Mad- 
ison  12 

Bleecker,  fm  318  Bowery,  W.  &  N.  to 

8th  av  406 

Bloomingdale  Road,  continuation  of 
B'dway,  N.  fm  42d  to  Harlem  Road 
Bond,  fm  666  B'dway  E.  to  Bowery  ..  61 
Bowery,  fm  210  Chatham  N.  to  4th  av.  400 

Bowery  PI.,  rear  of  49  Christie  

Bowling  Green,  fm  Whitehall  W.  to 

State    , 

Brevoort  PL,  10th,  fm  134  to  96  

Bridge,  fm  15  State  E.  to  Broad   39 

Broad,  fm  21  Wall  E.  to  E.  R   132 

Broadway,  fm  1  Battery  PI  N.  to  30th  1072 
Broome,  fm  14  Tompkins  W.  to  Hud- 
son ,  -  590 

Burling  Slip,  fm  234  Pearl  E.  to  E.R.. 
Camden  PI.,  E.  1 1th,  fm  221  to  235. .. 

Canal,  fm  157  Centre  W.  to  N.  R  284 

Cannon,  fm  540  Grand  N.  to  Houston.  136 
Carlisle,  fm  112  Greenwich  W.  to  N.R  30 
Cturmine,  fm  1  6th  Wt  W.  to  Varick...  90 


Not. 

Caroline,  fm  211  Duane  N.  to  Jay   18 

Carroll  PI.,  Bleecker,  fm  134  lo  150..  15 
Catharine,  fm  Chatham  Square  S.  to 

Cherry   1 

Catharine  Lane,  frn  344  B'dway  E.  to 

56  Elm   210 

Catharine  Slip,  fm  115  Cherry  S.  to 

e.  r  :  

Cedar,  fm  181  Pearl  W.  to  N.  R   159 

Centre,  fm  34  Chatham  N.  to  Broome  257 
Centre  Market  PL,  frn  163  Grand  N. 

to  Broome   12 

Chambers,  fm  60  Chatham  W.  to  N.  R  205 
Charles,  fm  35  Greenwich  av.  W.  to 

N.R   171 

Charles  Al.,  fm  692  Washington  W. 

to  West.  

Cliarlton,  fm  29  McDougal  VV.  to  N.R  135 
Chatham,  fm  166  Nassau  E.  to  Chat- 
ham Square   210 

Chatham  Square,  fm  2  Catharine  to 

East  Broadway   

Chelsea  Cottages,  West  24th,  between 

9th  and  10th  av   ... 

Cherry,  fm  340  Pearl  E.  to  E.  R   51T) 

Chestnut,  fm  6  C.ik  N.  to  Madison. ..  30 
Christopher,  fm  5  Greenwich  av.  W. 

to  N.  R   180 

Chrystie,  fm  54  Division  N.to  Houston  233 
Church,  fm  187  Fulton  N.  to  Canal  ..  235 
City-Hall  PI.,  fm  17  Chambers  N.  E. 

to  Pearl    40 

City-Hall  Sq.,  E.  of  Park  

Clarke,  fm  540  Broome  N.  to  Spring..  28 
Clarkson,  fm  225  Varick  VV.  to  N.  R  .  81 

Cliff,  fm  101  John  N.  E.  to  Hague  105 

Clinton,  fm  244  Houston  S.  to  E.  R-.  264 
Clinton  Al ,  fm  97  Clinton  to  Suffolk.. 
Clinton  PI.,  8th,  fm  B'dway  to  6th  av.  138 
Coenties  Slip,  fm  60  Pearl  S.  to  E.  R.  23 
College  PI.,  fm  53  Barclay  N.  to  Cham- 
bers  34 

Collister,  fm  51  Beach  N.  to  Laight... 
Columbia,  fm520  Grand  N.  to  Houston  130 

Columbia  PL,  8th.  frn  368  to  386   15 

Commerce,  fm  272^  Bleecker  W.  to 

Barrow   _.  ..  41 

Congress,  fm  14  Hamersley  to  King..  10 

Congress  PI.,  re.uof  4  Congress  

Corlears,  fm  587  Grand  S.  to  E.  R...  52 
Cornelia,  fm  179  4th  W.  to  Bleecker.  40 
j  Cortlandt,  fm  171  B'dway  to  N.  R  . ..  82 
Cortlandt  Al,  fm  33  Canal  S.  to  Frank- 
lin  

Cottage  PI..  Hancock  N.  to  Houston. 

Cottage  PI.,  188  to  218  3d   30 

Crosby,  fm  28  Howard  N.  to  Bleecker  170 


NEW  YORK  CITY  STREET  DIRECTORY.  63 


fro*. 

Cross,  fm  Duan<»  E.  to  Mott   109 

Cuvler's  Al.,  fm  28  South  W.  to  Wa- 
ter  40 

De<xitur  PI.,  7th,  fm  78  to  96  

Delancy,  fra  181  Bowery  E  to  E.  R. .  360 
Depau  Row,  fin  150  Bleeoker  to  168.. 
Denevster,  fin  13s>  Water  S.  to  E.  R.  38 
Desbrosse*.  fm  W>  Hudson  W.to  N.R  50 

Dey.  fm  191  B'dway  W.  to  N.  R   86 

Division,  fm  210  Chatham  E  to  Grand  296 
Dominick,  fm  19  Clark  W.  to  Hudson  54 

Dover,  fm  340  Pearl  S.  to  E.  R   38 

Downing,  fm  210  Bleecker  W.  to  Tar- 

ick   64 

Doyer,  fm  2  Bowery  N.  to  Pell   18 

Dry  Dock.  9ra  423  10th  N.  to  I2tb   20 

Duane,  fm  40  Ro=e  W.  to  N.  R   212 

Dutch,  fm  4  *  John  N.  to  Fulton   20 

East,  fin  750  Water  E.  to  Rivington.. 
East  Broadway,  fm  199  Chatham  E. 

to  Grand  310 

East  Clinton  PL,  rear  50  Clinton  

East  PI.,  rear  184,  186  3d  

East  11th,  fm  91  4th  av.  E.  to  E.  R..  220 

East  13th,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  14th,  fm  5th  ar.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  15th.  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  16th,  fin  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  J7th,  fm  6th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  _ 

East  18th,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  lath,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  _ 

East  20*  h.  fm  nth  a  v.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  Mat,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  . 

East  22d,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  23d.  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  24th.  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  25th,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  26th,  fm  6th  bt.  K.  to  E.  R  

East  27th,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  

East  28th,  Im  5th  av.  E  to  E  R  

East  29th.  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  . 

East  30th,  fm  5th  av.  E.  to  E  R  

East  Tompkins  PL.  fni  157  to  175  Eas  . 

11th   

Eighth,  fm  94  6th  av.  to  E.  R   400 

Ei«rhth  av..  fm  5  Abingdon  Sq.  N.  to 

Harlem  Hirer  

EHriige.  fm  100  Division  N.to  Houston  220 
Kbzabeth.  fm  58  Baj  ard  If.  to  Bleecker  276 

Elm,  fm  1«  Reade'N.  to  Spring   220 

E-s^x.  fm  184  D  vision  N.  to  Houston  193 
E  seei  Market  PL,  fm  721  Ludow  to 

E  seex  

Exchange  PL,  fm  Hanover  W.  to  58  I 

Broadway   75 

Exdiane-  Alley,  fm  55  B'dway  W.  to 

Trinity  PL..".  

Extra,  rear  of  10  1st  

Factory,  fm  151  Waverly  PL  ft  to 

Bank   78 

Ferry,  fm  86  Gold  S.E.  to  Pearl    60 

Ferry  PL,  Jackson,  fm  64.  cor.  Water 

to  South  

First,  fm  303  Bowery  E.  to  Av  A   125 

First  At.,  continuation  of  Allen,  &  fm  351 

Hciston.  ff.  to  Harlem  River  

Fifth,  fm  379  Bowery  E.  to  E.  R  339 


)  Not. 

Fifth  Av..  fm  13  Washington  Sq.,  Wa- 
verly PL.  IT.  to  Harlem  River  

F'etcher,  fm  208  PearJ  S.  to  E.  R   41 

Forsyth  I'm  82  D. vision  If.  to  Houston  194 
Fourth,  fm  junction  of  West  13th  and 

Gansevoort  E.  to  E.  R   710 

Fourth  Avenue,  continuation  of  Bow- 
ery fin  408  N.  to  Har'em  River  

Frankfort,  fm  166  Nassau  E.  to  Pearl.  93 
Franklin,  fm  64  Orange  W  to  N.  R..  200 
Franklin  Sq..  fm  10  Cherry  to  Pearl.. 
Front,  fm  49 Whitehall  E.  to  Roose- 
|    velt,  and  fm  South,  cor.  Montgom- 
ery E.,  to  E  R   346 

Fulton,  fm  93  South  W.  to  N.  R   260 

Gansevoort,  fin  West  13th  W.  to  N.R  62 
Gay,  fm  141  Waverly  PL  N.  to  Chris- 
topher  20 

Glover  PL.  Thompson,  fm  106  to  118. 
Goerck,  fm  574  Grand  N.  to  E.  R....  154 
Gold,  fm  87  Maiden  Lane  N.  to  Frank- 
fort  104 

Gouverneur.  fra  300  Division  S.  to  Wa- 
ter _..  75 

Gouverneur  Lane,  fm  48th  South  to 93 

Water  

Gouverneur  Slip,  fm  613  Water  S.  to 

E  R   18 

Gramercy  PL.  between  East  20th  and 
East  21st  and  Fourth  av.  and  Irving 

Place   _7 

Grand,  fm  78  Vanck  E.  to  E.  R   620 

Great  Jones,  fm  682  B'dway  E.  to 

Bowerv   ..  67 

Greene,  fm  86  Canal  N.  to  8th   268 

Greenwich,  fm  5  Battery  PL  N.  to 

Gansevoort   835 

Greenwich  Av.,  fm  105  6th  ar.  N.  to 

8th  av   150 

Grove,  fm  488  Hudson  E.  to  Waverly 

Place     100 

Hague,  fm  367  Pearl  W.  to  Cl  ff   13 

Hall  PL,  rear  of  Tompkins  Market  fm 
6th  to  7th.  between  2d  and  3d  av's. 
Hamersley.  fm  728  Houston  Wto  N.R  146 
Hamersley  PL.  Hamersley.  fm  2  to  14 
Hamilton,  fm  87  Catharine  E.  to  Mon- 


a 


Hammond,  fm  77  Greenwich  av.  W. 

to  v.  II   162 

Hancock,   fm  739    Houston    N.  to 

Bleecker   25 

Hanover,  fm  57  Wall  S.  to  Peirl   12 

Hanover  Sq  ,  on  Pearl,  fm  105  to  Stone 
Harrison,  fm  »l  Hudson  W.  to  N.  R.  60 

Henry,  fm  14  Ohver  E.  to  Grand   338 

Hermann  PL.  rear  554,  558  and  5^0  4th 
Hester,  fm  193  Clinton  W.  to  Centre.  215 
Bobdken,  fm  476  Washington  W.  to 

N.  R  

Horat  o,  fm  137  Greenwich  av.  W.  to 

N.  R  12C 

Houston,  fm  E.  R.  W.  to  Hamersley.  730 
Howard,  fm  201  Centre  W.  to  Mercer  52 
Hubert,  f...  14P  Hudson  W.  to  N.  R..  50 
Hudson,  fm  137  Chambers  N.  to  9th 
I    avenue   685 


64  NEW  YORK  CITY  STREET  DIRECTORY 


Nos. 

Irving  PL,  fm  77  East  14th  N   85 

Jackson  PL,  rear  of  16  Downing  

Jackson  Sq.,  foot  of  Jackson,  fm  66, 

cor.  of  Water,  to  E.  R  

Jackson,  fm  Grand  S.  to  E.  R   80 

Jacob,  fm  19  Ferry  N.  to  Frankfort...  25 
James,  fm  167  Chatham  S.  to  James 

Slip   106 

James  Slip,  fm  78  Cherry  S.  to  E.  R.  20 
Jane,  fm  117  Greenwich  av.W.  to  N.R  85 

Jay,  fm  611  Hudson  W.  to  N.  R   49 

Jauncy  Court,  37,  39,  and  41  Wall. .. 
Jefferson,  fm  217  Division  S.  to  E.  R.  72 
Jersey,  fm  139  Crosby  E.  to  Mulberry  15 

John,  fm  186  B'dway  E.  to  Pearl   120 

Jones,  fm  168  4th  W.  to  Bleecker   33 

Jones  Court,  rear  of  6-2  Wall  

Jones'  Lane,  fm  101  Front  S.  to  E.  R.  10 
King,  fm  57  McDougal  W.  to  N.  R,  —  134 

Knapp'e  PI.,  rear  412  10th  

Lafayette  PI.,  fm  8  Great  Jones  N.  to 

8th..    20 

Laight,  fm  133  Canal  W.  to  N.R   84 

Lamartine  PL,  West  29th,  between 

8th  and  9th  av's  

Laurens,  frn  122  Canal  N.  to  Amity...  246 

Leander  PI.,  rear  147  7th  

Lenox  PI.,  West  22d,  fm  191  to  235.. 
Leonard,  fm  92  Hudson  E.  to  Orange  165 
Leroj  |  fm  238  Bleecker  W.  to  N.  R-.  170 

Leroy  PL,  fm  88  to  104  Bleecker   16 

Lewis,  fm  556  Grand  N.  to  10th  230 

Lexington  Av.,  fm  84  East  21st  N  

Liberty,  fm  78  Maiden  Lane  W.to  NR.  146 
Liberty  PI.,  fm  57  Liberty  N.  to  Maid- 
en Lane   . 

Liberty  Court,  4  and  6  Liberty  PI.— . 
Lispenard,  fm  151  West  B'dway  E.  to 

Broadway   75 

Little  Water,  fm  58  Cross  N.  to  An 

thony   7 

Livingston  PI.,  between  East  16th  and 

East  17th,  and  1st  and  2d  av's  

London  Terrace,  West  23d,  fm  212  to 

262  

Ludlow,  fm  168  Division  N.  to  Hous- 
ton  192 

Ludlow  Pl„  Houston,  fm  700  to  720- 
McDougal,  fm  219  Spring  N.  to  8th.  ..188 
Madison,  fm  420  Pearl  E.  to  Grand...  412 
Madison  Av.,  fm  East  23d  N.  to  Har- 
lem River   _  

Madison  Court,  rear  of  219  Madison- 
Maiden  Lane,  fm  172  B'dway  S.E.  to 

E.  R   166 

Mangin,  fm  590  Grand  N.  to  E.  R   88 

Manhattan,  fm  87  Houston  N.  to  3d..  12 
Manhattan  PL,  rear  63,  65,  67,  69  and 

71  Mangin   22 

Manhattan  PL,  fm  10  Elrn  W.  and  S. 

to  Reade  —  

Marion,  fm  404  Broome  N   90 

Market,  fm  83  Division  S.  to  South. ..  102 
Mechanics'  AL,  fm  62   Monroe  to 

<~  .erry  

Marketfield,  fm  1  Whitehall  E.  to 
Broud.^,  «.   32 


Not, 

Mechanics'  PL,  rear  of  28  At.  A  

Mechanics'  PL,  rear  of  359  Rivington. 

Mercer,  fm  66  Canal  N.  to  8th  280 

Minetta,  fm  205  Bleecker  N.  to  Minet- 

ta  Lane   „  20 

Minetta  Lane,  fm  129  McDougal  W. 

to  6  th  av   25 

Monroe,  fm  73  Catharine  E.  to  Grand  333 
Monroe  PL,  Monroe,  fm  201  to  229... 
Monteomery,  fra  277  Division  S.  to 

£.  R   90 

Moore,  fm  30  Pearl  S.  to  E.  R   37 

Morris,  fm  27  B'dway  W.  to  N.  R.-.  27 
Morton,  fm  256  Bleecker  W.  to  N.  R.  116 
Mott,  fm  176  Chatham  N.  to  Bleecker  320 
Mulberry,  fm  148  Chatham  N.  to  do.  310 
Murray,  fm  247  B'dway  W.  to  N.  R.  114 
Nassau,  fm  20  Wall  N.  to  Chatham-  160 

New,  fm  7  Wall  S.  to  Beaver   85 

Ninth,  fm  112  6th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  400 

Ninth  Av  ,  fm  Gansevoort  N.  to  Har- 
lem River  

Norfolk,  fm  204  Division  N.  to  Hous- 
ton —  162 

North  Moore,  fm  14  West  B'dway  W. 

to  N.  R  -103 

North  William,  fm  18  Frankfort  N.to 

Chatham    34 

Nyack  PL,  rear  of  31  Bethune  «. 

Oak,  fm  390  Pearl  E.  to  Catharine...  62 
Old  Slip,  fm  106  Pearl  S.  to  E.  R—  36 
Oliver,  fm  187  Chatham  S.  to  E.  R...  100 
Orange,  fm  116  Chatham  N.  to  Grand  160 
Orchard,  fm  146  Division  N.  to  Hous- 
ton   201 

Park  PL,  fm  237  B'dway  W.  to  Church  28 
Park  Row,  fm  1  Ann  E.  to  Spruce...  33 
Tearl,  fm  14  State  E.  and  N.  to  B'dway  565 
Pearl  St.  AL,  fm  73  Pearl  N.  to  40 

Stone  

Peck  Slip,  fm  312  Pearl  E.  to  South-  45 
Pelham,  fm  114  Monroe  E.  to  Cherry  22 

Pell,  fm  20  Bowery  W.  to  Mott   36 

Perry,  fm  65  Greenwich  av.  W.  to 

N.  R   160 

Pike,  fm  139  Division  S.  to  E.  R.._.  91 
Pine,  fm  106  Broadway  E.  to  E.  R. ..  98 
Pitt,  fm  298  Division  N.  to  Houston-  142 
Piatt,  fm  221  Pearl  W.  to  William.  -  42 
Prince,  fm  232  Bowery  W.  to  McDou- 
gal   200 

Randall  PL,  9th,  fm  132  to  90  

Reade,  fm  23  Centre  W.  to  N.  R— .  195 
Rector,  fm  73  B'dway  W.  to  N.  R.  -  31 
Renwick,  fm  220  Canal  N.  to  Spring.  46 
Ridge,  fm  278  Division  N.  to  Houston  130 
Rivington,  fm  313  Bowery  E.to  E.  R.  360 
Rivington  PL,  rear  of  316  Rivington. 
Robinson,  fm  4  College  PL  W.  to 

N.R   75 

Roosevelt,  fm  135  Chatham  S.  toE.R  135 
Rose,  fm  34  Frankfort  N.E.  to  Pearl.  65 
Rutgers,  fm  191  Division  S.  to  E.  R..  80 
Rutgers  PI.,  Monroe,  fm  Jefferson  to 

Clinton   26 

Russell  PL,  Greenwich  av.,  fm  37 
to  55  ..„..,   


NEW  YORK  CITY  STREET  DIRECTORY.  65 


Noa. 


Rutherford  PI.,  between  East  16th 

and  East  17th,  and  2d  and  3d  av's.. 
Ryder's  AL,  fm  68  Fulton  to  Gold.... 
Scammel,  fm  299  East  B'dway  S.  to 

Water   53 

Scott's   AL,   fm  68   Franklin  N.  to 

Walker  

Second,  fm  323  Bowery  E.  to  Av.  D..  330 
Second  Av.,  fm  439  Houston  N.  to 

Harlem  River  

Seventh,  fm  17  4th  av.  E.  to  E.  R  ....  323 
Seventh  Av  ,  fm  80  Greenwich  av.  N. 

to  Harlem  River  

Sheriff,  fm  50-2  Grand  N.  to  2d   128 

Sixth,  fm  375  Bowery  E.  to  E.  R  400 

8ixth  av„  fm  Carmine  N.  to  Harlem 

River  

South,  fm  65  Whitehall  E  to  E.  R. ..  370 
South  William,  fm  7  William  W.  to 

Broad   40 

Spingler  PL,  East  15th,  between  5th 

av.  and  Broadway  

Spring,  fm  188  Bowery  W.  to  H.  R...  350 
Spruce,  fm  152  Nassau  S.E.  to  Gold..  43 
Stanton,  fm  245  Bowery  E.  to  E.  R-.  340 

Stanton  PL,  rear  of  6  Stanton  

Staple,  fm  169  Duane  N.  to  Harrison.  8 
State,  fm  48  Whitehall  to  Broadway.  20 
St.  Clement's  PL,  McDougal,  fm  173 

to  193  

St.  John's  Lane,  fm  9  Beach  N.  to 

Laight.   16 

St.  Mark's  PL,  8th,  fm  17  3d  av.  E.  to 

Av  A   85 

St.  Peter's  PL,  Church,  fm  17  to  26.. 
Stuyvesant,  fm  25  3d  av.  E.  to  2d  av..  50 
Suffolk,  fm  228  Division  S  to  Houston  168 
Stone,  fm  15  Whitehall  E.  to  William  61 
Sullivan,  fm  160  Canal  N.  to  Amity  ..  239 
Temple,  fm  88  Liberty  S.  to  Thames.  10 

Tenth,  fm  130  6th  av.  E.  to  E.  R   475 

Tenth  av.,  fm  542  West  N.  to  Harlem 

River   

Thames,  fm  111  B'dway  W.  to  Greei. 

wich   32 

Theatre  AL,  fm  15  Ann  S.  to  Beekman  12 

Third,  fm  345  Bowery  E.  to  E.  R  362 

Third  av.,  fm  395  Bowery  N.  to  Har- 
lem River  

Thomas,  fm  126  Church  W.  to  Hud- 

son   48 

Thompson,  fm  130  Canal  N.  to  4th  248 

Tinpot  AL,  fm  59  Greenwich  to  Trin 

ity  Place  

Tompkins,  fm  606  Grand  E.  to  E.  R  .  58 

Tompkins  PL,  10th,  fm  249  to  291  

Trinity  PL,  fm  93  Liberty  S.  to  Tin- 
pot  Alley   90 

Troy,  fm  105  Greenwich  av.  W.  to 

NR   126 

Twelfth,  fm  Greenwich  av.  E.  to  Dry 

Dock   542 

Union  Court,  rear  of  59  University  PI. 
Union  PL,  fm  153,  156  to  232,  233  4th 
av.,  and  fm  845  to  857  Broadway. 65 


Nos. 


University  PL,  fm  290  4th  N.  to  14th..  80 
Vandam,   fm   13   McDougal  W.  to 

Greenwich    98 

Vandewater,  fm  54  Frankfort  E.  to 

Pearl   46 

Varick,  fm  130  Franklin  N.  to  Carmine  228 
Varick  PL,  Sullivan,  fm  166  to  204. ..  3ft 
Vesey,  fm  Broadway,  opposite  222, 

W.  to  N.  R   110 

Vestry,  fm  159  Canal  W.  to  N.  R....  64 
Walker,  fm  135  West  Broadway  E.  to 

Division   295 

Wall,  fm  86  Broadway  E.  to  E.  R  120 

Warren,  fm  260  Broadway  W.to  N.R  130 

Warren  PL,  Charles,  fm  2  to  24  - 

Washington,   fm  Battery   PL  N.  to 

Gansevoort   813 

Washington   PL,  fm  713  Broadway 

W.  to  Wooster   23 

Washington  Sq.,  Waverly  PL,  fm  45 

to  99   30 

Water,  fm  41  Whitehall  E.  to  E.  R..  745 
Watts,  fm  44  Sullivan  W.  to  N.  R. ..  96 
Waverly  PL,  fm  727  Broadway  W.to 

Christopher   170 

Weehawken,  fra  204  Amos  S.  to 

Christopher  

Wesley  PL.  Mulberry,  fm  29-5  to  313. 
West,  fm  Battery  PI  N.  to  10th  av..  579 
West  Broadway,  fm  131  Chambers  N. 

toC  nal   195 


West  Broadway  Place,  Laurens,  fm 
2  to  28  

West  Court,  rear  of  66  West  22d..-. 

West  11th,  fm  801  Broadway  W  to 
Greenwich  av   200 

West  13th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  If.  R.... 

West  14th,  fra  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R  

West  15th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R  

West  16th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  K  

West  17th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R... 

West  18th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R  

West  19th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R... 

West  20th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R.. .. 

West  2 1  st,  fm  5th  av  W.  to  N.  R  

West  22d,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R.... 

West  23d,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R... 

West  24th,  fra  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R  

West  25th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R. 

Wes«  26th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R.... 

West  27th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R.. .. 

West  28ih,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R. .. 

Wett  29th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  N.  R.. .. 

West  30th,  fm  5th  av.  W.  to  ff.  R.. .. 

West  Washington  PL,  Barrow,  fm  1 
to  61   60 

White,  fm  117  West  Broadway  E.  to 
Orange   136 

Whitehall,  fm  2  Broadway  S.  to  E.  R.  61 

Willet.  fm  483  Grand  N.  to  Houston.  133 

William,  fm  65  Stone  N.E.  to  Pearl..  208 

Wooster,  fra  104  Canal  N.  to  Univer- 
sity Place  253 

York,  fm  9  St.  John's  Lane  E.  to 
West  Broadway   19 


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CEMETERIES. 


CEMETERIES. 


GREENWOOD  CEMETERY. 

Greenwood  Cemetery  was  incorporated  in  1838,  and  is  one  of  the 
most  interesting  objects  of  public  utility  and  beauty  near  New  York, 
for  the  eye  of  the  stranger  to  gaze  on  or  the  reflective  mind  to  dwell 
upon.  There  lie  the  bodies  of  the  eminent  men  who  lately  moved  in 
the  gay  metropolis ;  and  here  lie  many  of  our  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances. It  is  a  holy  spot,  and  links  itself  to  our  being,  with  a  cherished 
fondness  and  satisfaction. 

The  grounds  of  the  Cemetery  now  comprise  250  acres.  They  are 
more  extensive  than  those  of  any  similar  one  in  this  countiy  or  Europe. 
These  grounds  are  situated  in  Brooklyn,  on  Gowanus  heights,  about 
2£  miles  from  the  South  ferry.  They  are  beautifully  undulating  and 
diversified,  presenting  continual  changes  of  surface  and  scenery,  and 
well  adapted  to  the  purpose  to  which  they  are  appropriated.  The  ele- 
vated portions  of  the  Cemetery  alFord  interesting  views,  embracing 
the  bay  and  harbor  of  New  York,  with  its  islands  and  forts,  the  cities 
of  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  the  shores  of  the  North  and  East  rivers, 
New  Jersey,  Staten  Island,  the  Quarantine,  numerous  towns  and  vil- 
lages in  every  direction,  together  with  a  view  of  the  Atlantic  ocean, 
reaching  from  Sandy  Hook  to  the  pavilion  at  Rockaway.  Upon  the 
hills  of  Greenwood  a  part  of  the  battle  of  Long  Island  was  fought,  in 
August,  1776. 

The  various  avenues  in  the  ground  (exclusive  of  paths),  extend  about 
15  miles.  This  is  a  favorite  rural  resort  during  the  summer  season. 
Stages  leave  the  Fulton  and  South  ferries,  Brooklyn,  every  10  minutes 
during  the  day ;  fare,  6  cents. 


CYPRESS  HILLS  CEMETERY. 

The  Cemeteiy  of  the  Cypress  Hills  is  located  near  the  Long  Island 
railroad,  6  miles  from  the  South  ferry,  Brooklyn.  The  grounds  em- 
brace a  sufficiently  diversified  surface  to  render  them  peculiarly  adapted 
fo*"  a  rural  cemetery.  The  grounds  were  regulated  and  laid  out  in  1848. 
Fare,  by  either  railroad  or  stages,  from  Fulton  ferry  or  South  ferry, 
t>  cents  to  Bedford ;  thence  by  stages,  three  miles,  to  the  Cemeteiy, 
6  cents.    Stage  from  Wilhamsburgh,  12£  cents. 

CEMETERY  OF  THE  EVERGREEN'S. 

This  Cemetery  is  one  of  the  largest  in  extent,  and  unsurpassed  in 
natural  advantages.  It  is  situated  directly  east,  and  about  three  miles 
from  Brooklyn  "and  Williamsburgh,  on  the  Bushwick  road.  It  covers 
the  western  termination  of  the  mid-island  range  of  hills,  affording 
every  variety  of  surface  and  natural  ornament, — hills,  dells,  lakes,  and 
lawns,  interspersed  with  a  choice  growth  of  shade  and  forest  trees. 
Conveyance  from  South  ferry,  on  the  Long  Island  railroad,  to  East 
New  York,  near  the  southern  entrance  to  the  Cemetery ;  and  stages 
from  Fulton  and  Peck-slip  ferries.    Fare,  12k  cents. 


CEMETERIES. 


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NEW  YORK  BAY  CEMETERY. 

Incorporated,  1850. 

The  grounds  are  situated  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Hhtir  York  Bay, 
about  two  and  a  half  miles  below  Jersey  City.  There  is  a  plank  road 
of  double  track  from  Jersey  City  to  the  Cem°tery,  which  makes  it 
accessible  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  A  line  of  stages  runs  daily  to 
the  Cemetery,  from  Jersey  City.  It  is  also  accessible  by  water.  A 
pier,  40  by  250  fept,  ha=  been  built,  for  the  accommodation  of  steam- 
boats ;  thus  affording  all  the  facilities  necessary  for  large  funerals  to 
roach  the  Cemetery  at  small  expense.  The  location  is  unsurpassed 
for  beauty,  and  commands  a  fine  panoramic  view  of  surrounding 
scenery. 


OAK  HILL  CEMETERY. 

The5*:  frrcuuds  are  situated  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Hudson  river, 
half  a  mil*  from  the  village  of  Nyack,  in  Rockland  county,  N.  Y.,  and 
twenty-eight  miles  from  New  York  city.    Opened  in  1848. 


CALVARY  CEMETERY. 

Tins  burial-<rround  is  on  Long  Island,  between  Williamsburgh  and 
Newtown,  and  contains  100  acres  of  land,  only  50  of  which  are  at  pres- 
ent enclosed.  It  is  desired  for  the  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 
It  is  accessible  from  the  ferry,  foot  of  Twenty-third  street,  East  river. 


TRINITY  CI  7RCH  CEMETERY. 

This  interesting  rural  burial-place  comprises  the  sround  bounded 
by  One  hundred  and  fify-mird  and  One  hundred  and  fifty-fifth  streets, 
Tenth  avenue,  and  the  Hudson  river  ;  and  is  laid  out  with  much  beauty 
and  taste.  Stages  leave  the  city-hall  every  15  minutes,  for  the  Ceme- 
tery ;  fare,  12£  cents. 


Note. — It  has  Ion?  been  conMd^red  prejudicial  to  health  to  allow 
interments  in  densely-populated  citie=.  The  corporation  of  this  city, 
|  after  repeated  memorials,  have  prohibited,  under  a  penalty  of  two 
i  hundred  and  fify  dollars,  interments  being  made  south  of  Eighty-eighth 
street,  except  in  private  vaults  or  private  cemeteries ;  and  ordained, 
\  that  no  new  cemetery  or  buryincr-irround  shall  be  establi-hed  in  any 
i  part  of  the  citv  or  county  of  New  York.  The  above  ordinance  took 
I  effect,  May  1,  185L 


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ISLANDS  NEAR  NEW  YORK 


ISLANDS  NEAR  THE  CITY. 

Ellis's  Island  is  in  the  bay,  2053  yards  southwest  from  the  Battery. 
It  belongs  to  the  general  government,  and  has  a  fortification  upon  it, 
called  Fort  Gibson. 

Bedlow's  Island  lies  near  Ellis's,  2963  yards  southwest  from  the 
Battery.  It  also  belongs  to  the  Federal  government,  and  is  fortified. 
The  military  work  is  called  Fort  Smith. 

Blackwell's  Island  is  situated  in  the  East  river,  and  extends  from 
opposite  Forty-eighth  to  Eighty-third  street.  The  channel  on  either 
aide  of  the  island  is  navigable  for  the  largest  ships.  Perhaps  no  place 
in  the  world  is  better  adapted  to  the  purposes  for  which  it  is  used. 
Here  may  be  seen  the  penitentiary,  a  noble  structure,  sufficiently  large 
to  accommodate  from  800  to  1000  prisoners.  There  is  also  the  Alms- 
house for  the  city-poor ;  and  the  Workhouse,  a  spacious  edifice,  to  give 
employment  to  the  prisoners.  The  Lunatic  asylum  occupies  the  north 
end  of  the  island,  and  the  Smallpox  hospital  the  south.  All  of  the 
buildings  are  of  stone,  quarried  from  the  island  by  the  labor  of  the 
convicts.  They  are  all  open  to  visiters,  Sundays  excepted.  Stages  go 
from  the  city-hall  and  Fulton  ferry,  to  Sixty-first  street,  at  the  foot  of 
•wh'^h  a  small  boat  is  in  readiness.    Fare  in  stage,  6\  cents. 

Ward's  Island,  situated  at  the  junction  of  East  and  Harlem  rivers, 
Just  above  the  whirlpool  called  Hellgate,  and  opposite  One  hundredth 
end  One  hundred  and  fourteenth  streets  (near  Harlem),  inclusive, 
also  belongs  to  the  city,  and  is  used  for  the  purposes  of  an  emigrant 
hospital.    A  steamboat  plies  between  the  city  and  the  island. 

Randall's  Island,  which  is  larger,  lies  just  north  of  Ward's  island, 
and  also  belongs  to  the  city.  There  is  an  extensive  nursery  and  school 
for  pauper  children,  and  an  asylum  for  those  who,  from  mental  incapa- 
city, can  not  take  care  of  themselves.  These  islands  were  known  re- 
spectively, until  after  the  Revolution,  as  Montressor's.  and  Buchanan's 
islands.  They  were  places  of  encampment  for  a  portion  of  the  British 
army,  in  the  autumn  of  1776.  A  portion  of  the  island  is  used  as  a 
"Potter's  Field,"  a  burial-place  for  strangers. 

Governor's  Island  is  situated  in  the  bay,  nearest  the  Battery,  1,090 
yards  distant.  It  belongs  to  the  Federal  government,  and  contains  72 
acres  of  land.  It  is  a  beautiful  spot,  sloping  on  all  sides,  from  the  cen- 
tre to  the  water.  Upon  its  central  summit  is  Fort  Columbus,  a  fortifi- 
cation in  star  form,  mounting  120  heavy  guns.  On  the  northwest  verge 
of  the  island  is  Castle  William,  a  circular  structure,  with  three  tiers  of 
port-holes,  and  well  supplied  with  cannon.  It  is  60  feet  in  height,  and 
600  feet  in  circumference.  A  battery  on  the  southwest  part  commands 
Buttermilk  channel,  between  the  island  and  the  Long  Island  shore. 
The  fort  is  continually  garrisoned.  The  island  can  be  visited  at  any 
time,  by  employing  Whitehall  boatmen,  always  in  waiting  at  the  foot 
of  Whitehall  street.  Charge,  from  12}  to  25  cents,  according  to  the 
time  spent  at  the  Island.  Small  boats  are  perfectly  safe  in  ordinary 
weather 


BROOKLYN  NAVY-YARD- 


► — ETC. 


09 


THE  NAVY- YARD,  BROOKLYN. 

This  is  the  most  extensive  naval  department  in  the  United  States, 
situated  on  the  south  side  of  the  Wallabout  bay,  at  the  northeastern 
part  of  the  city,  and  contains  45  acres  of  land.  It  is  enclosed  by  a 
substantial  brick  wall  on  the  land  side ;  and  on  the  left  hand,  as  you 
cater  its  gate,  there  is  a  beautiful  flower-garden,  most  tastefully 
arranged.  The  spacious  yard  affords  sufficient  room  for  the  resi- 
dence of  the  officers,  machine-shops,  storehouses,  <fec.  The  most  con- 
spicuous buildings  are  two  larsre  edifices,  250  feet  long  by  125  feet  wide, 
and  120  feet  hiirh,  capable  of  containing  the  largest  ships-of-war 
while  being  built.  In  time  of  peace,  several  national  vessels  are 
usually  to  be  seen  here,  either  laid  up  or  undergoing  repairs.  A  vast 
amount  of  cannon,  cannon-balls,  barrels,  and  all  kinds  of  munitions  of 
war,  i3  always  on  hand  at  this  naval  depot.  Stages  leave  Fulton  ferry ; 
fare,  6  cents. 


THE  BROOKLYN  DRY  DOCK 

Is  located  at  the  navy-yard,  and  is  capable  of  receiving  the  largest 
ships-of-war.  This  is  a  magnificent  wck,  unequalled  by  any  of 
the  kind  in  America,  and  scarcely  surpassed  by  any  in  the  world.  The 
foundation  is  406  feet  long,  by  120  wide.  The  main  chamber,  or  basin, 
is  286  feet  long  by  30  wide  at  the  bottom,  and  307  feet  long  and  98  wide 
at  the  top.  The  weight  of  the  iron  folding-gates  is  150  ton3.  Pumps 
discharge  40,000  gallons  per  minute.  The  engine-house  is  a  fireproof 
building,  containing  machinery  the  most  perfect  in  the  world.  The 
whole  was  sixteen  years  in  being  constructed,  before  completion.  The 
first  appropriation  was  made  in  1835. 


THE  UNITED  STATES  NAVAL  LYCEUM. 

Connected  with  this  depot  is  the  United  States  Naval  Lyceum.  This 
institution  was  organized  in  1835,  by  the  officers  of  the  navy  and  marine 
corps.  The  object  of  its  founders  and  supporters  has  been  to  encour- 
age a  spirit  of  harmony  in  the  service,  the  promotion  of  useful  knowl- 
edge generally,  and  more  especially  such  acquirements  as  are  adapted 
to  men  of  their  sphere  of  action,  to  aid  them  in  increased  efficiency. 
This  Lyceum  contains  an  interesting  collection  of  curiosities, — geologi- 
cal and  mineralogical  cabinets  which  have  been  collected  from  almost 
every  country  in  the  whole  world,  by  the  naval  officers,  and  presented 
to  the  institution.  Added  to  the  above,  there  are  superior  portraits  of 
a  number  of  our  presidents,  and  naval  and  military  commanders  who 
have  been  conspicuous  in  the  most  thrilling  and  interesting  events 
chronicled  in  the  history  of  our  country,  There  is  also  a  valuable 
library  of  several  thousand  volumes  :  antiquities,  such  as  an  idol  from 
the  ruins  of  the  temple  of  the  sun,  S.  A. ;  a  stone  from  the  house  of 
Herod  at  Jerusalem ;  an  Egyptian  tombstone,  supposed  to  be  four 
thousand  years  old  ;  Egyptian  mummy,  partly  uncovered  ;  specimens 
of  mosaic  pavement,  from  Pompeii ;  lava,  from  Herculaneum ;  jar, 
from  the  tomb  of  Augustus  Cassar;  links  of  the  chain  that  was  placed 


70  MARTYRS1  TOMB,  AND  PRISON-SHIPS. 


across  the  Hudson  river  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution ;  implements  of 
Indian  waif  are  ;  trophies  of  war;  and  various  ether  objects  of  inter- 
est, rendering  it  a  most  desirable  place  for  the  stranger  or  citizen 
to  visit.   It  is  open  to  visiters  from  8,  A.M.,  to  3,  P.  M.,  daily. 


THE  NAVAL  HOSPITAL 

Is  situated  at  the  Wallabout,  between  Brooklyn  and  WilliamsburgfL 
There  are  35  acres  of  land  connected  with  the  institution.  The  build- 
ing stands  on  a  commanding  eminence,  and  is  well  calculated  for  the 
purposes  for  which  it  is  designed.  It  can  be  visited  by  taking  stages 
from  Fulton  ferry,  Brooklyn,  and  from  Peck  slip,  Williamsburgh. 
Fare,  6£  cents. 


THE  MARTYRS'  TOMB  AND  THE  PRISON-SHIPS. 

On  the  northwest  side  of  Hudson  avenue  (formerly  Jackson  street). 
Brooklyn,  and  nearly  opposite  the  termination  of  Front  street,  is  a 
small  wooden  edifice,  upon  a  hi<m  bank,  surmounted  by  an  ea^le,  and 
inscribed  with  various  historical"  sentences.  This  is  the  antechamber 
to  th^  tomb  of  many  thousand  Americans  who  perished  in  the  prison- 
ships  which  lay  anchored  in  the  Wallabout,  near  the  present  navy-yard, 
during  the  Revolution. 

The  first  prison-ship  anchored  there  was  the  Whitby.  She  was 
crowded  with  the  captives  taken  in  the  battle  of  I  on?  Island.  She 
was  first  moored  there  toward  the  close  of  October,  1776.  In  May, 
1777,  two  other  ships  were  moored  there ;  and  some  of  the  prisoners 
were  removed  to  them.  In  October,  one  of  these  vessels  was  burned ; 
and  in  February,  1778,  the  other  was  also  consumed.  Some  prisoners 
perished  in  the  flames.  In  April,  the  *  Old  Jersey,"  prison-ship, 
was  moored  in  the  Wallabout,  and  all  the  prisoners,  except  the  sick, 
were  transferred  to  her.  The  Jersey  was  the  receiving-ship  ;  and  the 
Hope  and  Falmouth,  two  ships  which  supplied  the  place  of  those 
burned,  were  used  for  hospital-ships.  All  three  remained  there  until 
the  British  evacuated  New  York,  in  1783.  All  that  while,  prisoners 
were  brought  from  various  points,  where  the  British  were  successful ; 
but  busy  death  made  room  for  all.  Soon  the  beach  of  the  Wallabout 
was  strewn  with  graves  ;  and  when  the  war  closed,  the  bones  of  11,500 
patriots  were  in  the  sand  upon  the  shore  of  that  bay.  For  nearly 
thirty  years,  the  visiter  to  that  spot  might  see  the  bones  of  many 
bleaching  in  the  sun ;  for  they  were  but  slightly  covered  with  loose 
sand  Finally,  in  1808,  a  vault  was  constructed  at  the  place  above- 
named;  and  thirteen  coffins,  filled  with  all  the  bones  that  could  be 
found  upon  the  beach,  were  placed  in  it.  A  great  civic  and  military 
display  was  had  on  the  occasion.  It  was  estimated  that  fifteen  thou- 
sand persons  were  present.  The  wooden  structure,  6  feet  square  and 
10  in  height,  which  now  covers  the  vault,  was  placed  there ;  and  in 
front  of  it  was  placed  a  row  of  posts  and  rails,  on  which  the  names  of 
the  thirteen  original  states  were  painted.  Over  the  entrance  to  the  in- 
cio^ure,  was  the  following  inscription  :  — 

"Portal  to  the  Tomb  of  11.500  Patriot  Prisoners,  who 
Died  in  dungeons  and  prison-ships,  in  and  about  the  city  of 
New  York,  during  the  Revolution." 


BROOKLYN. 


71 


ENYIEOKS  OF  NEW  YOKE. 


BROOKLYN. 

Brooklyn  is  a  beautiful  city,  situated  at  the  extreme  west  end  of 
Long  Island,  opposite  the  southern  part  of  the  city  of  New  York,  from 
which  it  is  separated  by  the  East  river,  which  is  about  three  quarters 
of  a  mile  in  width.  Several  ferries  connect  it  with  New  York  (see 
ferries).  It  is  the  capital  of  King's  county,  and  the  second  city  in  popu- 
lation in  the  state,  and  the  seventh  in  the  United  States.  The  original 
name  conferred  by  the  Dutch,  was  Breucklen  (or  broken  land).  The 
ground  on  which  it  is  built  was  originally  very  uneven  ;  but  great  ex- 
pense has  been  incurred  in  grading  it,  and  rendering  it  level.  One 
very  prominent  elevation,  known  as  Brooklyn  heights,  is  75  feet  above 
high-water  mark.  It  affords  a  most  enchanting  view  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  New  York  bay,  and  Jersey  shore. 

The  city  is  regularly  laid  out  j  and  the  streets,  with  the  exception  of 
Fulton,  are  mostly  straight,  crossing  each  other  at  right  angles.  Many 
of  them  are  from  GO  to  70  feet  in  width,  and  are  "paved.  They  are 
lighted  with  gas,  and  most  of  them  bordered  with  trees,  giving  the 
place  a  peculiarly  beautiful  and  rural  aspect.  Fulton  street  isbordered 
with  ranges  of  lofty  brick  stores,  and  presents  a  commanding  entrance 
to  the  city.  No  place  in  the  country,  of  the  same  extent,  is  better  built 
than  Brooklyn.  Many  of  its  aouses  are  distinguished  for  chasteness 
and  elegance  of  architectural  design.  The  beauty  of  the  city,  with 
the  purity  of  its  atraiephere,  its  neat  and  quiet  streets,  added  to  the 
facilities  afforded  for  reaching  the  great  metropolis,  renders  it  a  desir- 
able place  of  residence  for  persons  doing  business  in  New  York,  and 
those  retired  from  business.  Many  o*"  its  principal  avenues  have  a 
commanding  width ;  and  the  fine  situations  presented  in  the  outskirts 
show  that  the  portions  now  most  thickly  settled  will  not  become 
uncomfortably  crowded  for  years  to  come. 

Brooklyn  was  first  settled  in  1636 :  it  was  incorporated  as  a  village 
in  1806,  and  as  a  city  in  1834.  Commissioners  were  appointed  by  the 
legislature  to  lay  out  the  city  so  as  to  comprise  the  whole  of  the  origi- 
nal town,  being  6  miles  in  length,  and  averaging  2|  miles  in  breadth. 
This  large  district  was  accordingly  laid  out  in  streets  and  blocks.  Al- 
though the  city  a3  yet  covers  little  more  than  half  the  ground,  it  is 
rapidly  extending  itself.  Its  growth  has  been  almost  unparalleled. 
The  population  in  1810  was  4402;  in  1820,  7175;  in  1830,  15,396;  in 
1840,  36,233  ;  in  1850,  96,868. 

The  citizens  of  Brooklyn  have  justly  acqitired  a  reputation  for  pub- 
lic spirit  and  liberality,  not  only  in  their  literary  and  benevolent  insti- 
tutions, but  in  their  places  of  public  worship.  It  has  been  jastly  called 
the  "city  of  churches."  Remains  of  fortifications  may  be  seen  ia  the 


72 


SOCIETIES,  ETC.,  IN  BROOKLYN. 


vicinity  of  Brooklyn,  thrown  up  by  both  armie3  at  the  time  of  the  ReT 
olution.  Fort  Green  is  one  which  was  once  very  large.  Many  of  the 
embankments  were  repaired  during  the  war  of  1812 ;  and  the  whole 
may  now  be  distinctly  seen. 


SOCIETIES,  INSTITUTIONS,  BANKS,  ETC. 
Hamilton  Literary  Association,  incorporated  in  1842 :  recess  from 

May  1  to  Sept.  L 
Greenwood  Cemetery.    Office,  53  Broadway,  N.Y. 

Brooklyn  Association  for  Improving  the  Condition  of  the  Poor, 

Office  of  the  General  Agent,  10  Tillary  street. 
Brooklyn  Institute,  Washington  street,  near  Concord ;  chartered  in 
1824,  as  the  Apprentices'  Library.  In  1843  it  received  its  present 
name.  Connected  with  the  institution  is  a  Youth's  Free  Library, 
open  to  all  minors.  On  Thursday  of  each  week,  books  are  given  out 
to  girls ;  and  on  Monday  and  Saturday  afternoons  and  evenings, 
to  boys.  Literary  and  scientific  lectures  of  a  high  order  are  given 
during  the  winter  months. 

Brooklyn  City  Library  is  located  in  the  Brooklyn  Institute  (see 
Brooklyn  Institute).  Incorporated  in  1839.  It  has  a  valuable  collec- 
tion of  works  ;  and  the  number  is  being  increased  yearly. 

Brooklyn  City  Hospital  ^  located  on  Hudson  avenue,  near  Lafay* 
ette  street. 

Brooklyn  Dispensary,  10  Tillary  street.  Open  "aily,  from  11,  A.M. 
till  3,  P.M. 

Banks  in  Brooklyn — Atlantic,  55  Fulton. 
City  Bank  of  Brooklyn,  144  Atlantic  street,  n.  Henry  street 
Long  Island,  53  Fulton  street. 
Brooklyn  Bank,  5  Front  street. 
Savings  Banks— Brooklyn  Savings  Bank,  Fulton,  c.  Concord. 
Open,  Tuesdays,  Thursdays,  and  Saturdays,  from  5  till  7,  P.M. 
South  Brooklyn  Savings  Institution,  136  Atlantic  street.  Open 
Mondays  and  Saturdays  for  males,  and  Wednesdays  for  females, 
from  5  till  7,  P.M. 

Insurance  Companies — Atlantic,  140  Atlantic  street,  and  74  Wall 
street,  N.Y. 
Brooklyn,  Fulton,  cor.  Front. 
Long  Island,  41  Fulton. 
East  River,  69  Wall  street,  N.Y. 

Atlantic  Dry  Dock  Company.   Office  in  Brooklyn,  1  Atlantic  at 

Office  in  New  York,  74  Broadway. 
Brooklyn  Gas  Company.   Office,  93  Cranberry. 
Long  Island  Railroad  Company.  Depot,  foot  of  Atlantic  street, 

South  Ferry. 

Lines  of  stages  leave  the  Fulton  ferry,  for  Greenwood,  Cypress  Hills, 
East  and  South  Brooklyn,  Bedford,  Coney  Island,  Fort  Hamilton,  and 
Jamaica.  (See  the  respective  place*  under  their  several  heads). 


CHURCHES  I>"  BROOKLYN. 


7£ 


CHURCHES  IN  BROOKLYN. 

BAPTIST.  j Eighteenth  Street,  n.  Third 

avenue,  Gowanus. 
Central,  Bridge,  bet.  Myrtle  av. ,  First,  Sands,  b.  Fulton  and  Wash- 

and  Willoughby  st.  |  ington. 

Concord  Street  (col'd),  Con- i  Fleet  Street,  b.  Lafayette  and 

cord,  n.  Gold.  I    Fulton  av. 

East  Brooklyn.  Skillman,b.  Park 'Hicks  Street,  Summit,  c.  Hicks. 

and  Myrtle  avenues.  I  Pacific  Street,  Pacific,  c  Clin- 

First,  Nassau,  c.  Liberty  n.  Fulton.  I  ton. 
Pierpont  Street,  Pierpont,  cor.  Second,  York,  c  Gold. 

Clinton.  Summerfield,  Washington,  near 

Strong  Place,  Stron?  place,  bet.     Green  av. 

Harrison  and  Degraw  sts.  Third,  Washington,  b.  Tillary  and 

Concord. 


CONGREGATIONAL. 

Bedford,  Pacific  street,  c.  Clove 
road,  Bedford  ;  3  miles  from  Ful- 
ton ferry. 

Bridge  Street,  Bridge,  b.  Myrtle 
av.  and  Johnson  st. 

Church  of  the  Pilgrims,  Henry, 
cor.  Remsen. 

Clinton  Avenue,  Clinton  av.  n. 
Fulton  av. 

Plymouth,  Orange,  b.  Hicks  and 
Henry  sts. 


DUTCH  REFORMED. 

Bedford.  Washington  avenue,  n. 

Fulton  av. 
Central,  Henry,  n.  Clark. 
German    Evangelical,  Scher- 

merhom,  n.  Court. 
First,  Joralemon,  c.  Court. 
Middle,  Court,  n.  Butler. 
South,  Third  avenue,  Gowanus. 


METHODIST  EPISCOPAL. 

Carleton  Avenue,  Carleton  av. 

n.  Myrtle  av. 
Centenary,  Johnson,  c.  Jay. 
Dean  Street.  Dean,  n.  Powers. 
East  Brooklyn,  Franklin,  near 

Flushing  &y. 

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PROTESTANT  EPISCOPAL. 

Calvary  (free),  Pearl,  n.  Concord. 
Christ  Church,  Clinton,  c.  Har- 

■pa 

Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity, 
Clinton,  c.  Montague  place. 

Grace,  Hicks,  c.  Grace  ct.,  Brook* 
lyn  heights. 

St.  Ann's,  Washington,  c.  Pros- 
pect. 

Sr.  John's,  Johnson,  c.  Washing- 
ton. 

St.  Luke's,  Clinton  av.,  n.  Fulton 

avenue. 

St.  Mary's.  Casron  av.,  n.  Myrtle 

avenue. 

St.  Michael's,  High  st,  n.  Hud- 
son avenue. 

St.  Peter's,  Atlantic,  n.  Nevins. 

St  Thomas',  Willoughby,  corner 
Bridge. 


PRESBYTERIAN. 

Central,  Willoughby,  c.  Pearl. 

First  (of  Brooklyn,  attached  to 
the  New  York  Presbytery),  Ram- 
sen,  c.  Clinton. 

First,  Henry,  n.  Clark. 

Second,  Clinton,  n.  Fulton. 

South  Brooklyn,  Clinton,  corner 
Amiry. 

Wallabout  (East  Brooklyn), 
Franklin,  n.  Myrtle  avenue. 


T4  CHURCHES  IN  BROOKLT 


>'  STREET  DIRECTORY. 


ROMAN  CATHOLIC. 

Church  of  the  Assumption, 
York,  c.  Jay. 

•Ch.  of  the  Holy  Trinity  (Ger- 
man), Bedford,  n.  Fulton  av. 

St.  Charles  Borromeo.  Sydney 
place,  b.  State  and  Joralemon  Bte. 

St.  James,  Jay,  c.  Chapel. 

Sr.  Paul,  Court,  c.  Congress. 

St.  Patrick's,  Kent  avenue,  East 
Brooklyn. 

St.  John's  (Gowanus),  Fifth  av., 
c,  Twenty-first  sL 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Bethel,  Woeksville. 


First  Congregational  Metho- 
dist, Lawrence,  c.  Tillary. 

Friends'  Meeting,  Henry,  cor.  * 
Clark. 

Primitive  Methodist,  Bridge,  n. 
Tillary. 

Protestant  Methodist,  Graham 
str  .'et,  n.  Flushing  av. 

Reformed  Presbyterian,  Mon- 
tague Hall,  Court. 

Sailor's  Union  Bethel,  Main, 
n.  Water. 

Second  Advent,  94  Myrtle  av. 

Unitarian,  Pierrepont,  b.  Clinton 
st.  and  Monroe  place. 

Universalis!',  Monroe  pi.  c.  Cl'k. 

Wesleyan,  High,  b.  Bridge  and 
Jay  sts. 


BROOKLYN  STREET  DIRECTORY. 


Ad  am  3  

Adelphi  

Amity  

Atlantic  

Baltic  

Bedford  Av.. 

Bergen  

Boreum..  

Bolivar...... 

Bond  

Bridge..., .... 
Bubbles  Alley 

Butler  

Carli  

Carlton  Av... 

Carrol  

Chapel  

Charles  

Cheever  PI 

Clark  

Classon  Av. 
Clinton  Av.. 

Clinton.  

Columbia — 

Concord  

Congress  

Court.  

Cranberry  . 
Cumberland  . 

Dean  

Dei:    oice  P 

Degraw  

DeKalb  Av.. 
Dick'son'a  Al 


ment. 

East  River... 
Flushing  Av.. 

Columbia  

South  Ferry. 
Ea.it  River... 
Flushing  Av. 

Court  

Fulton  

Fleet  

Fulton  Av.... 
East  River... 

Fulton.  

Court.  

Tillary  

Flushing  Av. . 
Hamilton  Av. 

Jay  

York  

Harrison  

Columbia  

Flushing  Av  . 
Wallabout  B 

Fulton.  

Fulton  

Fulton  

East  River... 

Fulton..  

Columbia.  -. . 
Flushing  Av  . 

Court.  

Fulton  av  

East  River... 
Fulton  Av... 
York  Av..„. 


Fulton. 
Fulton  Av. 
Court. 
Atlantic  Av. 
Hoyt. 

Jamaica  T'e. 

Powers. 

Bergen. 

Raymond. 

Warren. 

Fulton. 

Poplar. 

Hoyt. 

VVilloughby. 
Jamaica  R'd. 
Smith. 
Bridge. 
Sands. 
Degraw. 
Fulton. 
Jamaica  T'e. 
Jamaica  T'e. 
Gowanus  Bay' 
Gowanus  Bay 
Navy. 
Court. 
Gowanus  Bay 
Fulton. 
Atlantic  Av. 
Powers. 
Livingston. 
Smith. 
Division  Av. 
Sanaa, 


is  ion  Av. . 

Division  

Dock  

Doughtj'  

Douglass  

Duflield  

Elizabeth  

Fair  

Fifth  Av  

tPL  

Fisher  

Fleet  

Flood \s  Al... 
Flushing  Av  . 
Franklin  PL. 
Franklin  Av.. 

Front  

Fulton.  

Fulton  Av. .. 

Furman  

Garden  

Garrison  

Gold  

Graham.  

Green  Lane.. 
Hamilton  Av. 

Hampden  

Hanover  PL. 
Harper  Court 

Harrisou  

Hart's  Al  

Henry  

Hickory. 
iHicks.  . 


Divisic..  line. 
Myrtle  Av. .. 

Water  

Furman.  

Court  

Tillary  

Fulton.  

Prince  

Pacific  

Henry  

East  River... 

Hudson.  

Joh%5on  

Navy  

Pearl  

Flushing  Av . 

Fuiton  

Fulton  Ferry. 

Fulton  

Fulton.  

Joralemon... 

Front  

East  River... 
Flushing  Av  . 

Sands  

AtianticDock 
Flushing  Av. 
Fulton  Av... 

Jay  

East  River  .. 

Bridge  

Fulton  

.  Jamaica  Av, 
.iFuiton.  


W'g  <fc  B'lyn. 
Flushing  Av. 
Front. 
Hicks. 
Hoyt. 

Fulton.  Av. 

Doughty. 

Carll. 

Green'd  Cera. 
Smith. 
Wate. 
Fulton  Av. 
Myrtle  A  v. 
Div,s;on  Av. 
Jay. 

Jamaica  T'e 
Hudson  Av. 
Pearl. 

Bedford  At. 

Atlantic. 

State. 

James. 

Jamaica  R'd. 

Myrtle  Av. 

Front. 

Penny  Bridge 

Jamaica  RdL 

Livingston. 

Barbarine. 

Court. 

Gold. 

Luquer's  M.P 
Bedford  Av. 
Hamilton  At. 


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75 


High  

Hoyt  

Hudson  Av.. 
Jamaica  Av.. 

James  

Jay   

John  

Johnson.  

Joralemon. .. 

Kent  Av  

Lafayette  

Lafayette  Av. 
Lawrence. . . . 

Liberty  

Little  

Little  Dock.. 
Livingston. .. 
Love  Lane... 
Main ...... .. 

Market  

Marshall  

Mercein  

Middagh  

Mil' 


Monroe  PI. .. 
Montague  PI. 
McKenney .. . 
Myrtle  Av.. . . 

Nassau  

Navy  

Nostrand  Av. 

Nevins  

Oxford  

Orange  

Pacific....... 

Park  At.... 

Pearl  

Pierrepont. . 
Pine  Apple.. 

Plymouth  

Poplar  


Fulton.  

Fulton  

Navy  Y'd  F'y 
Mvrtle  Av. .. 

Front.  

Fulton.  

Jay  — 

Fulton  

Furman  

Flushing  Av.. 

Fleet  

Fulton  Av.  .. 

Tillary  

Nassau..  

East  River... 
Hudson  Av. . 
Sydney  PI... 
Monroe  PI... 
Cath.  Ferry.. 

Fulton  

Gold  . 


James  

Columbia  

Court  

Clark  

Hicks  

Doughty  

Fulton  

Fulton.  

York  

Mvrtle  Av.. . 

Fulton  

Flushing  Av. 

Columbia  

iEast  River... 
iHudson  Av.. 
!East  River... 

(Columbia  

'Columbia  

Main  

Columbia.—. 


Navy. 
Warren. 
Fulton  Av. 
Bedford. 
Main. 

East  River. 

Little. 

Raymond. 

Fulton. 

De  Kalb  Av. 

Raymond. 

Classon  Av. 

Fulton. 

S prague's  Al. 

Water. 

Little. 

Fulton. 

Hicks. 

Fulton. 

James. 

Little. 

Garrison. 

Fulton. 

Smith. 

Pierrepont. 

Court. 

Poplar. 

Division  Av. 

Navy. 

Fulton. 

De  Kalb  Av. 

Warren. 

Jamaica  R'd 

Fulton. 

Power. 

Clinton  Av. 

Fulton. 

Fuh*»u 

Fulton. 

Little. 

Henry. 


Powers  

jPiesident  

'Prince  

[Prospect  

j Raymond.. .. 

tRemsen  

Sackett  

Sands  

Schermerh'rn 

Second   

Sydney  PI... 

Skillnian  

Smith  

Snell's  Lane.. 

Spencer  

Sprague's  Al. 

Stanton  

State  

Stewart  

Strong  PL... 

Talman  

Third  Av.... 

Trlany  PI  

Tillary  

Toi.ipkins  PL 

Union...  

United  States 
Van  Brunt.. . 

Vine  

Wallabout  R 
Walworth.  .. 

Warren.  

Washington.. 
Wash' ton  Av 

Water  

Willoughby... 

Willow  

Willow  PI... 
Wyckoff..... 
York  „ 


Fulton  

Hamilton  Av 

Tillary  

Fulton  

Johnson  

Columbia  

River  

Fulton.  

Court  

Henry  

Joralemon.. . 
Flushing  Av. 
Fulton  Av.... 

High  .  

Flushing  Av. 

Fulton  

Nassau  

Furman  

Front  

Harrison  

JV  

Bndge  Road. 

Harrison  

Fulton  

Harrison  

Hamilton  Av 

Little  

Harrison  

Doughty  

Navy  

Flushing  Av 
East  River. . . 
East  River... 
Wallabout  B 

Fulton.  

Fulton.  

Poplar  

Joralemon  . . 

Court  

James  


Bergen. 

Smith. 

Fulton. 

Navy. 

Fulton. 

Clinton. 

Smith. 

Navy. 

Fulton  Av. 

Smith. 

State. 

Myrtle  At. 

Hampton  Av. 

Nassau. 

Myrtle  A^, 

Liberty. 

Tillary. 

Powers. 

Prospect. 

De^raw. 

Charles. 

Boundary  L'e 

On  southerly. 

Division. 

De^raw. 

Smith. 

Navy. 

River. 

Poplar. 

Newtown  R'd 

Myrtle  Av. 

Fourth  Av. 

Fulton. 

Jamaica  R'd. 

Navy  Yard. 

_  mond. 
Pierrepont. 
Atlantic. 
Powers. 
Navy  Yard. 


7G 


WILLI  A  MS  BURGH. 


WILLI  AMSBUR  G-H. 

This  thriving  city  upon  L0112:  Island,  adjoining  Brooklyn,  was  ar.  in- 
considerable village,  of  a  few  houses,  until  within  the  last  thirty  yeara. 
The  germ  was  planted  in  1817,  when  a  ferry  between  that  point  and 
Grand  street,  New  York,  was  established;  and  from  that  time  its 
growth  was  gradual  until  within  eight  or  ten  years,  during  which  its 
increase  in  population  and  business  has  been  truly  wonderful.  It  was 
incorporated  a  village  in  1827 ;  and  in  1851  it  received  a  city  charter, 
to  take  effect  January  1,  1852.  The  location  of  Williamsburgh,  upon 
a  gentle  slope  from  the  East  river,  is  very  pleasant ;  and  its  contiguity 
to  New  York  is  favorable  to  its  rapid  growth ;  for  thousands  of  the  busi- 
ness men  of  that  city  reside  in  Williamsburgh.  Three  ferries  now  con- 
nect the  two  cities  (see  Ferries) :  Peck  slip,  Grand  street,  and  Houston 
street.  The  ancient  village  of  Bushwick  ha3  been  almost  absorbed  by 
Williamsburgh.  In  public  schools,  churches,  and  other  public  institu- 
tions, Williamsburgh  is  well  supplied.  Its  principal  public  buildings  are : 
The  Postoffice,  situated  at  120  Grand  street ;  Trustees'  Hall,  corner  of 
South  Second  and  Eleventh  streets  ;  Williamsburgh  Savings  Bank, 
corner  of  Fourth  and  South  Third  streets — open  Mondays,  Wednes- 
days, and  Saturdays ; — Central  Hall,  corner  of  South  First  and  Fifth 
streetd  ;  Williamsburgh  Dispensary,  South  First  and  Fifth  streets  ;  Odd 
Fellows''  Hall.  Grand  street,  corner  of  Third.  The  population  was,  in 
1835,  3,328 ;  in  1840,  5,094 ;  in  1845,  11,338 ;  in  1850,  30,856. 


CHURCHES  IN  WILLIAMSBURGH. 


BAPTIST. 

First,  c.  of  Fifth  and  South  Fifth. 
Second,  c.  Grand  and  Leonard. 


CONGREGATIONAL. 

First,  corner  South  Third  and 

Eleventh. 
New  England,  c.  Fifth  and  South 

First  (Central  Hall). 


DUTCH  REFORMED. 

Corner  of  Fourth  and  S.  Second. 

EPISCOPAL. 


St.  Paul's  (Free),  c.  Grand  street 

and  Graham  avenue. 

German  Evangelical,  c  Wycoff 

and  Graham  avenue. 


METHODIST  EPISCOPAL. 

As  bury  (col'd),  North  Seventh,  n. 
Sixth. 

Bethel  (col'd),  First,  n.  Lorimer. 
First,  South  Second,  n.  Sixth. 
First  German  (free),  c.  Stagg  and 

Lorimer. 
Free  Union  (col'd),  c.  Grand  and 

Graham  avenue. 
North    Fifth    Street,  North 

Fifth,  n.  Fourth. 
Second,  c.  Grand  and  Ewen. 
Third,  c.  South  Fifth  and  Fifth. 


METHODIST  PROTESTANT. 


Cj  I  vary  (Free),  Grand,  c.  Third. 
Christ  Church,  South,  end  of 
Fourth. 

St.  Mark's,  c.  Fourth  and  South  I  Free  Mission  (col'd),  c.  Grand  st 
Fourth.  1    and  Graham  avenue. 


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77 


Grant*  Street,  Grand,  near  Fifth 
street. 

PRESBYTERIAN. 

First,  c.  Sixth  and  South  Fourth. 
The  Presbyterian  Church,  cor. 

Fifth  and  South  Third. 
First  Reformed  Presbyterian, 

6  Ninth  and  North  First.  ] 


ROMAN  CATHOLIC. 

St.  Peter  and  St.  Paul.  Second, 

n.  South  Second. 
Holy  Trinity  (German),  Mon* 

trose  avenue,  il  Ewen. 


Universalist,  corner  of  Fourth 
and  South  Second  streets. 


ASTORIA. 


Thi3  beautiful  village,  formprly  called  Hallptt's  Cove,  is  upon  Long 
Island,  just  below  H*3 11  gate  whirlpool  in  the  East  river,  6  miles  north- 
east from  the  city-hall,  "it  is  the  place  of  residence  for  many  retired 
merchants  from  New  York,  and  those  yet  pn^a^pd  in  business  there. 
It  was  named  in  honor  of  the  late  Jol.n  Jacob  Astor,  whose  country 
residence  was  upon  Manhattan  Island,  almost  opposite.  Astoria  has 
some  good  schools.  A  wpll-conducted  and  dourishin?  female  seminary 
is  located  there.  Near  Astoria,  that  portion  of  the  British  army  which 
crossed  from  Lon<?  Island  to  Throg's  Neck,  in  Westchpster  county, 
after  the  battle  of  Lon<j  Island,  was  encamped  for  a  short  rime.  Asto- 
ria is  connected  with  New  York  by  a  ferry  at  the  foot  of  Eighty-sixth 
street  A  steamboat  leaves  Ppck  slip  for  A=toria  four  rimes  a  day ;  fare, 
10  cents.  Stages  leave  the  city -hull  for  the  same  place  every  hour ; 
fare,  12£  cents." 


FLUSHING. 

This  old  town  in  Queen's  county,  Lonsr  Island,  is  a  beautiful  village, 
at  the  head  of  Flushing  bay,  an  estuary  of  Lonsr  Island  sound.  It  was 
Settled  as  early  as  1644,  by  Englishmen ;  and  afterward,  many  Hugue- 
nots located  there.  In  1672,  George  Fox.  the  founder  of  the  Quakers, 
visited  and  preached  there.  The  oak  is  still  standing  under  which  he 
proclaimed  the  arospel.  There  is  located  Prince's  Linhean  Botanic  Gar- 
den, commenced  as  early  as  1756,  by  William  Prince.  Visiters  have 
free  access  to  the  garden,  except  on  Sundays.  McDonald's  private  asy- 
lum for  the  insan^  is  situated  near  the  village,  upon  a  deUahtful  loca- 
tion. The  salubrity  of  the  atmosphere,  and  the  excellence  of  its  schools, 
make  Flushing  a  desirable  place  for  residence.  A  steamboat  leaves  the 
east  side  of  Fulton  market,  for  Flushing  :  fare,  in  summer,  12J  cents  ; 
in  winter,  20  cents.  A  sta?e  also  leaves  Grand  street  Ferry,  Williams- 
burgh,  for  Flushing,  every  hour ;  fare,  12£  cent3.  Flushing  is  12  mile* 
distant  from  the  city -halL 


78 


RAVENSWOOD — FLATBUSH — ETC. 


RAVENS  WOOD 

Is  a  pleasant  little  village  near  Astoria,  the  offspring  and  growth  of  the 
last  few  years.  It  is  a  delightful  place  for  summer  residence.  The 
steamboat  for  Astoria  lands  passengers  there ;  fere,  10  cents. 

NEWTOWN. 

This  pleasant  Lone:  Island  village  is  about  8  miles  from  New  York, 
and  5  miles  east  of  Williamsburgh.  It  was  first  settled  by  the  English 
in  1651.  There  General  Howe'  had  his  quarters  after  the  battle  of 
Long  Island  ;  and  in  a  house  yet  standing  in  the  village,  he  wrote  his 
account  of  that  affair  to  Lord  Dartmouth.  "Stages  leave  Williamsburgh, 
at  the  Peck-slip  ferry,  hourly,  for  Newtown  ;  fare,  12£  cents. 

GREENPOINT. 

Tits  is  a  flourishing  village  on  the  south  side  of  tbe  mouth  of  New- 
town creek,  Long  Island.  It  is  separated  from  Williamsburgh  by 
Bushwick  inlet.  This  is  the  spot  where  the  British  army  embarked 
and  crossed  to  Manhattan  Island,  at  Kipp's  bay  (Thirty* -fourth  street), 
after  the  battle  of  Long  Island,  in  1776.  Greenpoint  j0  a  very  pleasant 
place  for  residence,  and  promises  yet  to  grow  to  tbe  magnitude  and 
miportance  of  a  city.  Stages  leave  the  Fulton  ferry,  Brooklyn,  for 
Greenpoint,  every  half-hour ;  fare,  6  cents. 

FLATBUSH. 

This  beautiful  village,  upon  the  plain  behind  the  hills  of  Greenwood, 
is  4£  miles  from  New  York.  It  is  peerless  in  beauty  among  the  vil- 
lages of  Long  Island.  Flatbush  is  the  "  Midwout,"  or  Middle  Woods, 
of  the  Dutch,  who  settled  there  as  early  as  1651.  By  order  of  Gov- 
ernor Stuyvesant,  a  church  was  erected  there  in  1655,  the  first  church 
built  on  Long  Island.    There  is  Erasmus  Hall,  one  of  the  oldest  incor- 

E orated  academical  institutions  in  the  state.  The  severest  part  of  the 
attle  of  Long  Island  was  fought  near  Flatbush  ;  and  in  some  accounts 
of  the  conflict,  given  at  the  "time,  it  is  called  the  Battle  of  Flatbush. 
Stages  leave  Fulton  ferry,  Brooklyn,  every  hour,  for  Flatbush ;  fare, 
12£  cents. 

HICKS VILLE 

Is  a  station  upon  the  Long  Island  railway.  26  miles  from  New  York. 
It  is  in  the  midst  of  the  cultivation  on  the  borders  of  the  wilderness 
which  extends  from  Farmingdale  almost  to  Riverhead,  a  distance  of 
about  50  miles.  Hicksville  derived  its  name  from  Flias  Hicks,  the 
founder  of  the  Unitarian  division  of  Quakers  known  as  Hicksites,  it 
being  near  the  place  where  he  reside'd. 


JAMAICA — ROCKAWAT  BEACH — ETC.  79 


JAMAICA. 

This  is  an  old  town  in  the  southwest  part  of  Queen's  county,  on 
Long  Island.  It  was  first  settled  by  the  Dutch,  in  1660,  and  called 
•*  Rusdorp."  The  first  church  there  was  erected  in  1662 ;  and  from 
that  period  until  the  present,  Jamaica  has  been  considered  one  of  the 
beautiful  places  on  Long  Island.  It  is  situated  upon  the  margin  of  the 
Long  Island  railroad,  13'miles  from  New  York.  From  it  diverge  roads 
to  Brooklyn,  Williamsburgh,  Jericho,  Flushing,  Rockaway,  and  Hemp- 
stead. It  possesses  thriving  manufactories  ;  and,  for  a  summer  resi- 
dence, where  delightful  drives  may  be  had,  few  places  offer  greater 
attractions.  The  cars  from  South  Brooklyn  go  to  Jamaica  four  times 
a  day ;  fare,  25  cents. 

ROCKAWAY  BEACH. 

This  fashionable  resort,  as  a  delightful  watering-place,  is  in  the  town 
of  Hempstead,  on  the  southern  shore  of  Loner  Island.  It  is  a  peninsula, 
between  Jamaica  bay  and  the  ocean.  The  Marine  Pavilion,  a  splendid 
hotel  for  the  accommodation  of  summp ''-visiters,  was  erected  in  1834, 
about  70  rods  from  the  ocean.  Rock  Hall  is  another  spacious  public- 
house.  The  usual  route  to  Rockaway  from  New  York,  is  by  the  Long 
Island  railway,  to  Jamaica — fare,  25  cents, — and  thence  to  the  Beach, 
nine  miles,  by  stage ;  fare,  50  cents. 


NEW  UTRECHT. 

This  is  a  very  pleasant  fjpHe  village,  9  miles  from  Brooklyn,  about 
a  mile  from  Gravesend  bay,  and  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the  narrows. 
It  was  settled  by  Hollanders,  in  1654.  It  was  very  near  this  village 
that  the  British  army  landed.  It  is  a  pleasant  place  for  residence 
in  summer ;  and  over  the  level  country  around  it  are  delightful  drives. 


FORT  HAMILTON. 

This  strong  fortress  is  in  the  town  of  New  Utrecht ;  and,  with  Forts 
Lafayette  and  Tompkins,  guards  the  entrance  to  New  York  bay,  at  the 
Narrows.  It  is  situated  upon  a  bluff,  at  the  extreme  western  point  of 
Long  Island.  Here  was  a  tavern,  known  as  Denice's,  and  a  ferry,  at 
the  time  when  the  British  went  over  from  Staten  Island,  in  1776.  It  i3 
7  miles  distant  from  New  York,  and  is  a  place  of  much  resort  in  the 
summer.  Around  the  fort  is  a  considerable  village,  which  contains 
several  public-houses  for  the  accommodation  of  boarders  in  summer. 
On  account  of  the  variety  of  scenery,  it  is  preferable  to  Coney  Island, 
as  a  residence  in  warm  weather ;  and  Gravesend  beach,  for  bathing,  is 
only  half  a  mile  distant.  The  Coney-island  boats  land  passengers  here. 
Stages  leave  Fulton  ferry,  Brooklyn,  every  afternoon ;  fare,  .12  cents.. 


80  NEW  ROCHELLE — CONEY  AND  STATEN  ISLANDS.. 


GRAVESEND  VILLAGE 

Is  near  the  southwestern  extremity  of  Long  Island.  The  town  was 
settled  by  emigrants  from  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1640.  Upon  the 
beautiful  beach  of  Gravesend  bay,  between  Fort  "Hamilton  and  Coney 
Island,  a  large  portion  of  the  British  army  landed,  to  attack  the  Amer- 
icans in  the  neighborhood  of  Brooklyn,  in  August,  1776. 


NEW- ROCHELLE,  ETC. 

Tm3  delightful  village  is  upon  Long  Island  sound,  or  rather  upon 
an  estuary  of  the  sound,  23  miles  from  New  York  city.  It  was  settled 
toward  the  close  of  the  seventeenth  century,  by  Huguenots  who  fled 
from  persecution  in  France.  They  named  the  place  after  their  native 
city,  Rochelle,  in  France.  Many  of  their  descendants  yet  reside  there. 
Upon  the  hills  north  of  the  village,  on  the  high  road  to  Whiteplains,  the 
British  army,  under  General  Howe,  was  encamped  before  the  skirmish 
at  the  Plains.  At  the  landing  place  is  a  spacious  hotel,  for  the  accom- 
modation of  summer  boarders.  The  village  and  its  vicinity  are  a  de- 
lightful retreat  during  the  warm  season.  ~Four  trains  daily,  from  the 
city -hall,  stop  at  New  Rochelle  ;  fare  40  cents. 

Marmaroxeck,  Rye,  Greenwich,  and  Htamfot  i — beyond  New 
Rochelle,  are  all  pleasant  villages  for  summer  residence ;  and,  lying 
upon  the  margin  of  the  New  Haven  railroad,  they  are  easy  of  access. 
The  latter  is  a  large  village  in  Connecticut,  36  miles  from  New  York. 
Several  city  merchants  reside  there.   The  fare  by  railway  is  65  cents. 

  Wt         ^  ft* 

CONEY  ISLAND. 

This  watering  place  is  at  the  southern  extremity  of  Long  Island, 
from  which  it  is  separated  by  a  narrow  channel  crossed  by  a  handsome 
bridge.  It  is  about  five  miles  Ions:  and  one  wide.  It  is  12  miles  from 
the  city  of  New  York,  and  is  one  of  the  most  fashionable  places  of  resort 
for  the  people  of  the  city,  in  summer,  for  sea-bathiug.  It  has  a  fine, 
eandy  beach,  a  spacious  hotel,  and  numerous  bathing-houses.  The 
best  time  for  bathing  is  before  2  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  Stages 
leave  the  Fulton  ferry,  Brooklyn,  for  Coney  Island,  via  Flatbush,  Flat- 
lands,  and  Gravesend  village ;  fare,  37£  cents  It  is  a  delightful  ride 
in  pleasant  weather.  Steamboats  also  ply  daily  between  New  York 
and  the  island  during  summer ;  fare,  12£  cents. 


STATEN  ISLAND. 

Staten  Island  is  situated  54  miles  from  the  city  of  New  York,  and 
forms  the  county  of  Richmond.  It  is  13  miles  Ion?,  and  averages  Q 
broad,  and  is  divided  into  four  townships.  The  northern  part  is  hilly, 
while  the  southern  part  is  more  level.    Richmond  Hill  is  elevated  300 


NEW  BRIGHTON — YORKVILLE — ETC. 


61 


feet  p.bove  the  ocean  ;  and  the  view  from  its  summit  is  extensive  and 
beautiful.  The  island  contains  several  thriving  villages,  and  many 
splendid  country-seats.    It  is  accessible  by  steam-ferries. — See  Ferries. 


NEW  BRIGHTON. 

New  Brighton  is  situated  upon  the  northeast  point  of  Staten  Island 
having  the  magnificent  bay  of  New  York,  and  the  distant  city,  in  full 
view.  The  ground  rises  from  the  landing  to  a  lofty  altitude,  and  pre- 
sents very  commanding  sites  for  country-seats.  A  veiy  spacious  hotel, 
near  the  landing,  is  filled  with  boarders  during  the  summer ;  and  over 
the  surrounding  hills,  the  mansions  of  New  York  merchants,  and  other 
city  residents  in  winter,  are  strewn.  A  steamboat  leaves  the  Battery, 
for  New  Brighton,  every  two  hours,  daily ;  fare,  6j  cents. 


YORK  ViLLE. 

Yorkville.  a  suburb  of  the  city,  and  now  almost  swallowed  up  by 
it  as  it  rapidly  stretches  toward  Harlem,  is  situated  upon  the  Harlem 
railroad  and  the  Third  avenue,  5  miles  from  the  city-halL  It  is  pleas- 
antly situated  upon  high  grounds.  The  railway  passes  by  it,  through 
a  deep  cut,  and,  a  little  northward,  penetrates  Prospect  hill,  through"  a 
tunnel  600  feet  in  length.  A  little  westward  of  Yorkville.  is  the  Receiv- 
ing Reservoir  of  the  Croton  Works.  Stages  leave  Fulton  and  South 
ferries  every  ten  minutes,  aid,  passing  through  the  Bowery  and  Third 
avenue,  carry  passengers  to  Yorkville  for  6^  cents. 


HARLEM. 

This  beautiful  village,  situated  upon  a  river  of  the  same  name,  is 
7  miles  from  the  city-hall.  It  was  first  settled  by  the  Dutch,  in 
1660,  who  gave  it  the  name  of  one  of  the  chief  towns  of  their  "  fader- 
land."  It  was  a  place  of  little  note,  as  a  remote  suburb  of  the  city, 
until  within  the  last  thirty  years,  when  it  began  to  grow,  and  is  now 
making  rapid  strides  in  business  and  population.  There  many  busi- 
ness men  of  the  city  reside ;  and,  during  the  pleasant  months,  it  is  the 
resort  of  thousands,  while  enjoying  the  pleasures  of  leisure  hours. 
The  Harlem  railway  cars  leave  the  city -hall  every  hour ;  and  stages, 
which  pass  up  the  Bowery  and  Third  avenue,  leave  the  same  place  foi 
this  pleasant  village  every  fifteen  minutes  ;  fare  in  each,  12$  cents. 

Upon  the  plain"  stretching  away  toward  Manhattan ville,  a  severe 
battle  was  fought  between  the  Americans  and  British,  in  the  autumn  of 
1776,  when  Colonel  Knowlton,  a  brave  officer  of  Connecticut,  was 
killed.  From  that  rime  until  the  close  of  the  war,  Harlem  was  a  Brit- 
ish outpost,  while  New  York  was  headquarters. 


82       BLOOMINGDALE — MANHATTANVILLE — ETC. 


%  BLOOMINGDALE. 

This  pleasant  portion  of  Manhattan  Island  is  7  miles  from  the  city- 
hall.  The  village  is  remarkable  for  its  neatness  and  delightful  situa- 
tion. It,  too,  will  soon  be  overtaken  by  the  great  city  in  chase. 
Located  upon  the  banks  of  the  Hudson,  its  salubrity  and  beauty  have 
attracted  many  city-merchants  thither  to  reside.  There  two  noble 
Christian  institutions  are  located :  an  Asylum  for  the  Insane,  and  an 
Orphan  Asylum.  Stages  for  Bloomingdale  leave  the  city-hall  every 
half  hour  j  fare,  12£  cents. 

MANHATTANVILLE. 

This  pleasant  little  village  lies  at  the  termination  of  Harlem  Plains, 
upon  the  Hudson  river,  8  miles  from  the  city-hall.  It,  too,  is  a  pleasant 
place  for  residence,  and  since  the  Hudson-river  railroad  has  placed  it 
within  half  an  hour's  ride  of  the  business  portions  of  the  city,  mer- 
chants and  others  are  seeking  its  pleasant  retreat,  as  a  quiet  place  of 
residence.  Stages  for  Manhattanville  leave  the  city-hall  every  half- 
hour  ;  fare,  12£  cents. 

CARMANVILLE. 

This  is  a  pleasant  village,  situated  upon  the  rising  ground,  on  the 
Hudson  river,  in  the  vicinity  of  Fort  Washington.  The  Hudson  river 
railway  has  a  station  there.  It  is  a  delightful  place  for  a  summer  resi- 
dence ;  and  such  are  now  the  facilities  for  reaching  it,  that,  like  other 
suburban  villages  upon  the  island,  it  is  rapidly  augmenting  in  popula- 
tion. The  Fort  Washington  stages  pass  through  Carmanville.  It  is  9 
miles  from  the  city -hall. 

MORRIS ANI A  AND  MOTTHAVEN. 

These  two  villages  lie  upon  the  Westchester  side  of  the  Harlem 
river,  nearly  opposite  the  village  of  Harlem.  The  former  was  the  an- 
cient manor  of  the  Morris  family,  a  name  of  great  importance  in  the 
colonial  and  revolutionary  history  of  New  York.  The  village,  which 
has  grown  to  its  present  bulk  within  a  few  years,  is  regularly  laid  out, 
and  is  a  pleasant  place  for  residence  ;  fare,  16  cents. 

Motthaven  owes  its  existence  to  the  enterprise  of  Jordan  L.  Mott. 
Esq.,  one  of  the  most  extensive  iron-founders  and  stove  manufacturers 
in  the  state.  His  foundry  is  located  there ;  and  in  its  neighborhood 
quite  a  lar^e  village  has  sprung  up  within  a  few  years.  Cars  leave  the 
city-hall,  8  tunes  daily  ;  fare,  12  cents. 


F  O  R  D  H  A  M. 


This  pleasant  little  village  is  in  Westchester  county,  upon  the  Har- 
lem and  New  Haven  railroads,  12  miles  from  the  city-hall.    Upon  the 


TUCKAHOE — WHITEPLAINS — ETC.  83 


"  Ilcights  of  Fordham,"  a  range  of  gentle  hills  near,  the  British  army- 
was  encamped  in  the  autumn  of  1776,  previous  to  the  battle  at  White- 
plains.  St.  John's  College,  a  Roman  catholic  institution,  is  located  at 
Fordham.  The  edifices  are  spacious,  and  have  a  beautiful  lawn  in  front, 
sloping  down  to  the  railway.  Cars  stop  there  several  times  daily; 
fare,  20  cents. 


TUCKAHOE 

Is  a  hamlet  upon  the  Harlem  railroad,  in  Westchester  county,  20  miles 
from  New  York.  The  hill  country  in  its  vicinity  is  a  pleasant  place  ot 
resort  in  summer.    Cars  stop  there  4  times  each  day ;  fare,  37£  cents. 


WHITE  PLAINS. 

This  is  a  half-shire  village  of  Westchester  county,  situated  near  the 
Harlem  railroad,  25  miles  from  New  York.  It  was  founded  before  the 
Revolution  j  and  during  that  period,  it  was  an  important  place.  In  the 
autumn  of  1776,  quite  a  severe  battle  occurred  upon  Chatterton's  hill, 
a  mile  westward  of  the  village,  between  the  British  under  Sir  William 
Howe  and  the  Americans  under  Washington.  The  latter  was  defeated, 
and  retreated  to  the  high  hills  of  North  Castle,  toward  the  Croton  river. 
This  was  neutral  ground  ;  and  there  the  New  York  committee  of  safety 
held  its  sessions  for  some  time.  The  winding  Bronx  flows  near  the 
village,  and  gives  beauty  to  the  charming  scenery  in  the  vicinity.  The 
Harlem  railroad  is  within  three  quarters  of  a  mile  of  the  old  town. 
White  Plains  is  a  beautiful  village  in  summer.  It  has  one  broad  street, 
wherein  most  of  the  dwellings  are  located.  The  beauty  of,  natural 
scenery  in  its  vicinity  can  not  well  be  surpassed.  Cars  leave  the  city- 
hall  for  that  village,  four  times  daily  \  fare,  50  cents. 


BULL'S  FERRY. 

Four  miles  below  Fort  Lee,  on  the  west  shore  of  the  Hudson,  is 
Bull's  Ferry,  a  place  of  resort  during  the  warm  season.  Like  the  for* 
mer  place,  it  oilers  the  attractions  of  pure  air  and  superb  scenery. 
From  the  heights  in  the  rear,  there  is  a  fine  view  of  the  city  and  har- 
bor of  New  York.  Steamboats  leave  the  foot  of  Spring  street  for 
Bull's  Ferry,  in  the  morning  and  afternoon  ;  fare,  12£  cents. 


FORT  LEE. 

This  is  a  little  village  at  the  foot  of  the  Palisades,  on  the  Jersey  shore 
of  the  Hudson,  about  10  miles  from  New  York.  The  fort  from  which 
it  derives  its  name,  was  situated  upon,  the  cliffs  above.  It  fell  into  the- 


84  TONKERS — HASTINGS — DOBB'S  FERRY. 


hands  of  the  British  after  the  capture  of  Fort  Washington,  when  the 
Americans  commenced  their  famous  retreat  across  the  Jerseys  for 
Delaware,  toward  the  close  of  1776.  Fort  Lee  is  much  resorted  to 
during  the  summer,  by  those  who  desire  to  breathe  the  pure  mountain 
air  for  a  few  hours.  Steamboats  leave  Spring  street  wharf,  for  Fort 
Loe,  in  the  morning  and  afternoon ;  fare  12£  cents. 


Y  O  N  K  E  R  S 

This  rapidly  growing  village  is  in  Westchester  county,  upon  the 
east  bank  of  the  Hudson,  17  miles  from  the  city-hall.  Here  is  yet 
standing  the  old  Phillipse  manor-house,  a  substantial  stone  building, 
venerable  in  years  and  associations.  There  lived  Mary  Phillipse,  to 
whom  Washington  made  love,  in  1756,  without  success,  for  she  was 
already  betrothed  to  Roger  Morris,  of  Morrisania,  Washington's  com- 
panion in  arms  at  the  defeat  of  Braddock.  Many  people  doing  busi- 
ness in  New  York  now  reside  at  Yonkers.  The  cars  of  the  Hudson 
river  railroad  stop  there  many  times  daily ;  fare,  25  cents  :  by  steam- 
boat, from  the  foot  of  Harrison  street ;  fare,  12£  cents. 


HASTINGS. 

This  little  village,  in  a  ravine  among  the  hills  on  the  bank  of  the 
Hudson,  is  one  mile  below  Dobb's  Ferry,  and  21  miles  from  the  city- 
hall.  Fare  by  the  Hudson  river  railroad  is  30  cents.  Steamboats  for 
Hastings  leave  the  foot  of  Robinson  street,  daily.  Hastings,  like  other 
villages  near,  is  rapidly  filling  with  population  from  the  city,  especially 
for  the  summer  months. 


DOBB'S  FERRY. 

This  is  a  small  village  in  Westchester  county,  22  miles  from  New 
York.  It  is  pleasantly  located  upon  the  banks  of  the  Hudson ;  and 
since  the  construction  of  the  Hudson  river  railroad  it  is  becoming,  like  - 
its  sister  villages  on  that  thoroughfare,  a  desirable  place  for  the  resi- 
dence of  city  merchants.  Dobb's  Ferry  was  an  important  place  dur- 
ing the  Revolution.  There  the  British  army,  under  Cornwallis, 
crossed  the  Hudson,  in  pursuit  of  the  Americans  in  New  Jersey,  after 
the  capture  of  Fort  Washington,  in  the  autumn  of  1776.  There  the 
Americans  had  quite  strong  redoubts ;  and  it  was  at  that  place  that  An- 
dre and  Arnold  agreed  to  have  their  first  interview.  There  a  portion 
of  the  American  and  French  armies  crossed  in  1780,  when  moving  to- 
w^d  Virginia,  to  accomplish  the  capture  of  Cornwallis;  and  there 
Washington  and  Sir  Guy  Carleton,  and  their  respective  suites,  met  to 
arrange  for  the  evacuation  of  the  city  of  New  York  by  the  British  troops, 
in  1783. 

A  train  of  cars  stops  at  Dobb's  Ferry  several  times  daily ;  fare,  35 
cents.  A  steamboat  also  plies  thither  from  the  foot  of  Chambers  etreet> 
daily ;  fare,  12£  cents. 


DEARMAN — PIERMONT — ETC. 


85 


D  E  A  R  M  A  N. 

This  is  a  new  village.  It  had  neither  name  nor  existence  previous 
to  1849 ;  when  a  farm,  lying  upon  the  slope  of  the  east  bank  of  the 
Hudson,  three  miles  above  Dobb's  Ferry,  was  sold  in  building-lot  par- 
cels, and  a  village  mapped  out.  It  is  opposite  the  mile-long  pier  of  the 
Erie  railroad,  at  Piermont,  between  which  and  Dearman  a  ferry  has 
been  established.  Already  several  beautiful  little  cottages  have  been 
erected  at  Dearman,  and  it  promises  to  be  a  thriving  village.  A  quar- 
ter of  a  mile  above  is  Sunnyside,  the  residence  of  Washington  Irving. 
Fare  by  the  Hudson  river  railroad,  35  cents. 


PIERMONT. 

This  village  is  in  Rockland  county,  25  miles  north  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  at  the~termination  of  the  New  York  and  Erie  railroad,  upon  the 
Hudson.  It  is  pleasantly  situated,  in  a  narrow  valley,  and  upon  the 
elopes  that  come  down  to  it,  at  the  upper  termination  of  the  Palisades, 
Here  the  Tappan  creek  flows  into  the  Hudson ;  and,  about  two  miles 
in  the  interior  is  Tappan  village,  memorable  as  the  place  where  Major 
Andre  was  tried  and  executed.  The  Erie  railroad  company  have  ex- 
tensive workshops  here.  These,  and  the  business  incident  to  the  tran- 
sit of  passengers  and  merchandise,  have  rapidly  increased  the  wealth 
and  population  of  Piermont.  A  steamboat,  from  New  York  to  Pier- 
mont, makes  four  trips  daily ;  fare,  25  cents :  by  Hudson  river  rail- 
road, and  the  ferry  at  Dearman,  35  cents. 


STJFFERNS 

Is  upon  the  New  York  and  Erie  railroad,  in  Rockland  county,  42  miles 
from  New  York,  by  the  river ;  and  38,  b  *  the  Paterson  railroad,  which 
terminates  here.  SurTerns  is  about  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the  famous 
Ramapo  pass  of  the  Revolution  ;  and  near  the  d6pot  is  an  ancient  dwel- 
ling used  for  a  short  time  by  Colonel  Aaron  Burr,  as  his  headquarters, 
when  in  command  of  a  regiment  in  that  vicinity.  Here  the  Paterson 
railroad  connects  with  the  New  York  and  Erie.  By  the  former,  the 
fare  is  63  cents,  three  trains  daily ;  by  the  latter,  60  cents,  four  trains 
daily. 


TARRYTOWN 

Is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  villages  upon  the  Hudson,  south  of  the 
Highlands.  It  lies  scattered  over  the  hills,  and  at  the  verge  of  the  river, 
and  contains  many  elegant  residences,  It  was  early  settled  by  the 
Dutch.  Tarry  town  is  famous  as  the  place  where  Major  Andre  was 
captured ;  and  Washington  Irving  has  made  Sleepy  Hollow,  and  the 
Old  Dutch  Church  (yet~standin2r),  just  above  the  village,  immortal  by 
his  "  Legend."  Tarrytown  is  27  miles  from  New  York  city.  The  cars 
of  the  Hudson  River  railroad  stop  there  many  times  daily ;  fare,  40 
1  cents,  -—by  steamboat  from  foot  of  Chambers  street,  25  cents. 


6G 


SING-SING — WEST  POINT. 


SING-SINS. 

This  village,  scattered  over  the  hills  on  the  margin  of  the  Hudson, 

33  miles  from  New  York  city,  is  one  of  the  most  thriving  towns  in  West 
Chester  county.  Its  own  location  and  the  scenery  around  it  are  ex- 
ceedingly picturesque.  There  one  of  the  three  penitentiaries  of  the 
state  is  located.  The  prison  is  built  of  white  marble,  dug  from  an  ex- 
tensive quarry  on  the  spot.  The  prison  may  be  visited  daily,  except 
Sundays.  To  prevent  an  overflow  of  visiters,  thereby  interrupting  the 
mechanical  operations  of  the  establishment,  and  consuming  the  time  of 
the  officers,  a  fee  of  25  cents  is  required  from  each  visiter,  before  enter- 
ing. The  cars  of  the  Hudson  river  railroad  stop  there  several  times 
daily ;  fare,  50  cents.  A  boat  leaves  the  foot  of  Chambers  street,  for 
Sing-Sing,  daily ;  fare,  25  cents. 


WEST  POINT. 

W^st  Point,  the  locality  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy, 
upon  the  Hudson  River,  is  a  high,  rocky  promontory  in  the  midst  of 
the  Highlands,  fifty-two  miles  north  of  New  York.  This  point,  which 
is  at  an  altitude  of  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  above  the 
river,  is  level  upon  the  top,  covered  with  green  sward,  and  embel- 
lished with  several  fine  stone  edifices,  used  for  the  purposes  of  military 
and  scientific  instruction.  On  the  western  verge  of  the  green,  at  the 
base  of  the  mountain,  are  the  several  dwellings  of  Officers  and  Profes- 
sors, and  near  the  edge  of  the  water,  upon  a  slope  upon  the  northern 
side  of  the  promontory,  is  Camptown,  the  residences  of  many  persons 
having  an  indirect  connection  with  the  Establishment,  and  also  the 
place  of  barracks  fcr  United  States  soldiers.  The  Military  Academy 
was  established  by  an  act  of  Congress  in  1802,  pursuant  to  a  suggestion 
of  Washington,  made  in  1783.  Early  in  the  Revolution  Fort  Consti- 
tution was  built  upon  a  point  opposite  ;  and  in  1778  a  strong  redoubt 
was  built  upon  West  Point  by  Kosciusko,  and  called  Fort  Clinton. 
From  this  redoubt,  across  the  river  to  Fort  Constitution,  a  ponderous 
iron  chain  was  stretched,  to  prevent  British  vessels  ascending  the 
river.  In  the  meanwhile,  as  a  support  to  Fort  Clinton,  Fort  Putnam 
was  built  upon  the  top  of  Mount  Independence,  in  the  rear,  five  hun- 
dred feet  above  the  plain.  The  gray  ruins  of  this  fort  may  be  seen  by 
the  traveller.  Several  redoubts  were  built  among  the  mountains  in  the 
vicinity.  This  post,  with  its  numerous  dependencies,  Benedict  Arnold 
attempted  to  betray  into  the  hands  of  British  power  in  the  autumn  of 
1780.  Aside  from  the  historical  associations  which  hallow  West  Point, 
it  is  an  exceedingly  attractive  place  for  summer  tourists  or  loungers. 
In  the  midst  of  a" vast  amphitheatre  of  hills,  the  most  picturesque  sceN 
nery  meets  the  eye  on  every  side,  while  the  air  is  ever  salubrious. 
T-.ere  is  a  good  hotel  upon  the  Point  for  the  accommodation  of  visit- 
ers, and  a  little  below,  on  the  road  to  Fort  Montgomery,  is  Cozzens's, 
a  very  spacious  public  house.  The  cars  of  the  Hudson  river  railway 
stop  at  Garrison's  Landing,  opposite  West  Point,  several  times  a  day, 
and  the  river  steamboats  touch  at  Cozzens's  dock. 


JERSEY  CITY — HOBOKEN — ETC. 


87 


JERSEY  CITY. 

This  thriving  town  La  situated  upon  a  peninsula  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Hudson,  opposite  the  lower  extremity  of  the  city  of  New  York.  It 
was  formerly  called  Paulus's  Hook,  a  name  quite  prominent  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  Revolution.  Upon  the  neck  of  the  peninsula,  a  little  in 
advance  of  the  Bergen  Hills,  was  quite  a  strong  fortification,  which 
was  occupied  as  a  British  outpost,  during  a  large  portion  of  the  war. 
It  was  surprised,  and  its  garrison  made  prisoners,  in  July,  1779,  by 
Major  Henry  Lee  and  a  part  of  his  legion.  Jersey  city  was  incorpor- 
ated in  1820.  It  is  handsomely  laid  out  in  broad  streets,  crossing 
each  other  at  right  angles.  There  the  Paterson  railway,  connecting 
with  the  Erie;  the  Morris  and  Essex  railway;  the  Central  railway 
reaching  toward  Easton  on  the  Delaware  ;  the  New  Jersey  railway,  ex- 
tending^to  Trenton,  and  connecting  with  routes  to  Philadelphia — all 
have  a  terminus.  There,  also,  the  Morris  canal  terminates,  after  pursuing 
a  circuitous  route  of  100  miles  from  the  Delaware  river.  The  Cunard 
British  steamship  company  have  an  extensive  wharf  here,  from  which 
their  magnificent  ships  take  their  departure  for  Europe,  at  regular  in- 
tervals. Manufactories  of  every  kind  are  giving  to  Jersey  city  the  most 
active  prosperity  ;  and  its  present  population,  of  about  16,000,  promises 
to  double  within  less  than  ten  years.  Several  ferries  connect  it  with 
New  York  city. 


HOB  OKE  N. 

This  delightful  place  for  summer  residence  or  recreation,  is  situated 
upon  the  west  bank  of  the  Hudson,  in  New  Jersey  opposite  New  York 
city.  It  is  a  rapidly-increasing  village ;  but  its  chief  attraction  consists 
in  the  beauties  of  nature  abound  it.  We  can  hardly  imagine  a  pleas- 
anter  spot  in  summer  than  che  Elysian  Fields,  which  lie  half  a  mile 
north  of  the  village.  There,  green  sward,  shaded  by  lofty  trees,  in- 
vites the  visiter  to  healthful  exercise  or  repose.  The  sinuous  pathways 
along  the  high  bank  of  the  river,  leading  from  the  village  to  the  Fields, 
afford  many  beautiful  ghmpses  of  the  metropolis,  from  among  the 
trees.  Upon  the  brink  of  the  river,  a*  out  halfway  between  the  village 
and  the  Fields,  is  a  joint  work  of  nature  and  art,  called  the  Sybil's  Cacc. 
Within  it  is  a  living  fountain  of  pure  water ;  and  few  take  the  "  river 
route"'  (not  Charon's)  to  the  Elysian  Fields,  without  quaffing  a  cup  of 
cold  water  at  this  spring.  There  are  three  ferries  connecting  New 
York  with  Hoboken. 


WEEHAWKEN. 

North  of  Hoboken.  upon  the  heights  near  the  commencement  of  the 
Palisades,  is  Weehawken.  which  consists  chiefly  of  the  country  resi- 
dences of  citizens  of  the  metropolis.  From  its  gr^en  hills  and  pleasant 
groves  may  be  obtained  a  hundred  views,  all  different  and  attractive, 
of  the  city' and  harbor  of  New  York.  Stages  ply  regularly  between 
Weehawken  and  Hoboken  daily,  Sundays  excepted. 


88        PATERSON — NEWARK — ELIZABETHTOWN. 


PATER  SON. 

Paters  on,  in  New  Jersey,  17  miles  from  New  York,  is  a  very  thri- 
ving manufacturing  town.  Its  chief  advantages,  as  such,  arise  from  the 
extensive  water-power  afforded  by  the  Passaic  river,  on  the  banks  of 
which  the  town  stands.  Almost  every  variety  of  heavy  manufacturing 
is  carried  on  there*  employing  a  capital  of  over  $2,000,000.  The  Pas- 
saic there  has  a  perpendicular  fall  of  73  feet ;  and  when  the  river  is 
swollen,  it  presents  a  sublime  scene.  The  picturesque  beauties  of  the 
Passaic  Falls  attract  thither  many  visiters  during  the  summer ;  and,  as 
they  can  be  reached  by  railway  from  New  York  within  an  hour  and  a 
half,  they  are  becoming  a  place  of  considerable  resort  for  the  citizens 
of  the  metropolis.  The  cars  leave  Jersey  City  for  Paterson  five  times 
every  day ;  fare,  50  cents.  In  addition  to  its  fourteen  churches,  for 
religious  instruction,  Paterson  has  literary  and  scientific  societies,  and 
numerous  good  schools.  Its  population,  which  is  rapidly  increasing, 
was  21,341  in  1850. 

NEWARK. 

This  important  city,  the  largest  in  New  Jersey,  is  situated  near  the 
mouth  of  the  Passaic,  at  the  head  of  Newark  bay,  9  miles  from  the 
city  of  New  York.  Like  Paterson,  its  prosperity  is  chiefly  due  to  its 
manufactures.  The  city  is  well  laid  out,  its  broad  streets  crossing 
each  other  at  right  angles,  and  shaded  by  lofty  trees.  The  venerable 
elms  which  shade  its  central  square  vie  in  size  and  beauty  with  those 
of  New  Haven,  the  "  City  of  Elms."  Many  business  men  of  New 
York  make  Newark  their  residence.  It  is  easy  of  access,  a  train  of  cars 
passing  between  it  and  Jersey  City  hourly ;  fare,  25  cents.  During  the 
season  of  navigation,  a  boat  plies  regularly  between  Newark  and  New 
York  ;  fare,  12£  cents.  The  boat  leaves  New  York  at  the  foot  of  Bar- 
clay street,  twice  each  day.  The  New  Jersey  Historical  Society  is  lo- 
cated in  Newark  ;  and  numerous  other  literary  and  scientific  societies 
and  excellent  schools  make  that  city  a  desirable  place  for  residence. 
Public  spirit  and  private  enterprise  are  rapidly  increasing  the  wealth 
and  importance  of  the  city.  The  population  has  more  than  doubled 
within  ten  years,  being  in  1850,  38,885. 


ELIZABETHTOWN. 

This  is  one  of  the  oldest  townships  in  New  Jersey.  Its  name  was 
given  in  honor  of  Lady  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Sir  George  Carteret,  one 
of  the  first  proprietors  of  the  province.  It  is  upon  Eilzabethtown 
creek,  about  4  miles  from  Newark,  and  13  from  the  city  of  New 
York.  It  was  a  place  of  considerable  importance  during  the  Revolu- 
tion ,  and  quite  extensive  fortifications  were  thrown  up  between  it  and 
Staten  Island  sound.  There  the  College  of  New  Jersey,  now  at  Prince- 
ton, was  founded  and  first  located  ;  and  in  the  burial-ground  of  the  first 
presbyterian  church,  the  remains  of  Dickinson,  its  founder,  repose. 
There,  also,  is  the  vault  of  Elias  Boudinot ;  the  monument  to  Rev.  Dr. 


ELIZABETHPORT — RAHWAT  ETC.  89 


Caldwell ;  and  the  graves  of  many  other  patriots  of  the  Revolution. 
Through  it  American  and  British  troops  often  passed ;  for  it  was  the 
easiest  point  of  access  from  Staten  Island  and  New  York  city  to  the 
interior  of  New  Jersey.  Elizabethtown  is  a  delightful  place  for  resi- 
dence in  summer.  Though  not  so  thriving  as  Newark,  its  wealth  and 
population  are  steadily  increasing.  It  can  be  reached  from  New  York 
by  railway  within  an  hour,  and  also  by  steamboat  and  stage  by  way 
of  Elizabethport ;  fare  in  the  cars  from  foot  of  Cortland  street,  31  cts. 


ELIZABETHPORT. 

Is  upon  St&ten  Island  sound,  12  miles  from  New  York,  and  is  the  land* 
ingplace  for  the  people  of  Elizabethtown.  It  is  quite  a  thriving  place ; 
and,  being  the  commencement  of  the  Elizabethtown  and  Somervlle 
railroad,  it  must  become  a  city  of  some  importance,  in  time.  About  a 
mile  from  the  steamboat  wharf,  the  house  where  Washington  break- 
fasted when  on  his  way  to  New  York  to  be  inaugurated  the  first  pres- 
ident of  the  United  States,  is  still  standing.  Here,  during  the  Revolu- 
tion, was  a  commissary's  post,  for  the  exchange  of  prisoners ;  and,  at 
one  time,  the  British  made  a  bridge  of  boats  across  to  Staten  Island. 
Fare  in  steamboat,  from  Battery  place,  cents  ;  via  Elizabethtown, 
by  railway,  31  cents.  ' 

RAHWAY. 

This  is  an  old  town  upon  the  Rahway  river,  5  miles  from  its  mouth, 
and  10  miles  southwest  of  Newark,  at  the  head  of  navigation.  It  was 
settled  in  1720.  It  is  a  thriving,  manufacturing  village,  and  possesses 
excellent  schools.  Among  these,  the  Rahway  Female  Institute  ranks 
highly.  The  railway  from  Je  ;sey  City  to  Trenton  and  Philadelphia 
passes  through  it.  In  the  old  graveyard  at  Rahway  is  the  grave  of 
Abraham  Clark,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 
Over  it  is  a  neat  monument,  with  appropriate  inscriptions.  Cars  from 
Jersey  City  stop  at  Rahway  four  times  daily ;  tare,  31  cents. 


NEW  BRUNSWICK. 

This  is  an  old  and  large  village,  in  Middlesex  county,  N.  J.  It  was 
settled  in  1730,  by  Dutch  families  from  Albany.  It  is  upon  the  western 
bank  of  the  Raritan,  about  14  miles  from  its  mouth,  at  the  head  of 
steamboat  navigation.  There  the  Delaware  and  Raritan  canal  has  a 
terminus,  its  course  being  across  the  level  portion  of  New  Jersey,  to 
the  Delaware  at  Trenton.  There  is  located  Rutger's  College,  which 
|  was  chartered  by  George  III.,  in  1770,  under  the  title  of  Queen's  Col- 
liege.  Its  name  was  changed  in  1825,  and  its  present  title  given,  in 
ii  honor  of  Colonel  Henry  Rutgers,  one  of  its  most  liberal  benefactors. 
|[t  is  a  beautiful  place  for  summer  residence.  The  New  York  and 
ij  Philadelphia  railroad  passes  through  it ;  fare  from  New  York  (31  miles), 
150  cents.  Four  trains  run  daily.  Steamboats  ply  daily  from  the  foot 
l)f  Robinson  and  of  Barclay  street;  fare,  25  cents. 


90  MORRISTOWN  SCOTCH  PLAINS  ETC. 


MO  RRISTO  WN 

Is  in  the  upper  part  of  New  Jersey,  among  the  hills,  and  is  a  beauti- 
fully located,  healthy,  and  thriving  village.  It  was  settled  about  the 
year  1715.  The  village  is  chiefly  upon  a  high  plateau,  at  the  foot  of  a 
range  of  lofty  hills,  from  whose  bosoms  the  town  is  supplied  with  pure 
spring  water.  Its  distance  from  New  York,  by  the  Morris  and  Essex 
railway,  is  32  miles.  It  is  only  to  be  known  to  be  appreciated  as  a 
summer  residence.  Morristown  has  much  historic  interest,  as  the 
camping  place  of  the  American  army  at  the  darkest  hour  of  the  Revo- 
lution. The  headquarters  of  Washington,  yet  standing  and  well  pre- 
served, belongs  to  the  family  of  the  late  Judge  Ford.  Fare  to  Morris- 
town  by  the  railroad  is,  from  Cortland  street,  87£  cents.  The  scenery 
through  which  the  road  passes  is  highly  picturesque. 


SCOTCH  PLAINS. 

This  little  village  upon  the  Scotch  plains,  derives  its  name,  like  its 
locality,  from  its  Scotch  settlers,  who  seated  themselves  there  in  1684, 
in  the  midst  of  a  rich  agricultural  district.  The  village  is  in  Somerset 
county,  upon  the  Elizabethport  and  Somerville  railroad ;  fare  from  New 
York,  50  cents. 

BOUND  BROOK. 

This  little  village  and  Middlebrook  are  the  same;  or  rather,  the 
upper  part  of  Bound  Brook  is  called  Middlebrook.  It  is  upon  the  Eliz- 
abethport and  Somerville  railroad,  35  miles  from  New  York.  In  the 
rear  of  the  villa <re  is  a  high  mountain,  from  which  magnificent  views 
of  the  plains  of  New  Jersey  may  be  obtained.  From  Washington's 
Rock,  New  Brunswick,  with  Raritan  Bay,  may  be  seen  ;  and,  farther 
eastward,  Staten  Island  and  the  Navesink  Hills,  at  Sandy  Hook,  ter- 
minate the  view.  This  vicinity  is  famous  as  the  place  of  encampment 
of  the  American  army  in  1778-9,  upon  the  slopes  at  the  foot  of  the 
mountain. 

SOUTH  AMBOY. 

This  little  village,  the  terminus  of  the  Camden  and  Amboy  railroad 
Is  upon  the  south  side  of  the  Raritan  river,  at  its  entrance  into  Raritan 
or  Amboy  bay,  two  miles  south  of  Perth  Amboy.  Its  chief  importance 
is  derived  from  the  railway.  Steamboats  ply  daily,  morning  and  after- 
noon, between  Amboy  and  Pier  1,  N.  R.   New  York ;  fare,  12£  cents. 


PERTH  AMBOY. 

This  pleasant  little  village  is  upon  the  New  Jersey  shore,  on  th» 
north  side  of  the  Raritan  river,  25  miles  southwest  from  New  York 
Here  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlements  in  New  Jersey,  and  the  plao 


LONG  BRANCH — RED  BANK — ETC. 


91 


where  the  first  proprietors  intended  to  build  a  "  chief  city,"  when  New 
York  was  but  a  small  town.  It  was  a  place  of  importance  during  the 
Revolution,  being  a  point  for  communication  with  the  interior  of  New 
Jersey  Directly  opposite  Perth  Amboy,  upon  Staten  Island,  is  the 
house  where  a  committee  of  the  continental  congress  met  Lord  Howe, 
in  1776,  to  confer  respecting  a  cessation  of  hostilities.  The  negotiation 
was  fruitless.  Steamboats  ply  twice  a  day  between  Perth  Amboy  and 
New  York  ;  fare,  12^  cents.  The  place  of  departure  from  the  city,  is 
Battery  place. 

LONG  BRANCH. 

This  is  another  fashionable  watering  place  in  the  vicinity  of  New 
York,  being  only  31  miles  distant.  It  is  upon  the  shore  of  Monmouth 
county,  on  the  same  sandy  beach  as  the  Hook.  Hundreds  resort  thither 
for  bathing  during  the  summer.  A  boat  for  Long  Branch  leaves  Peck 
elip  daily  ;  fare,  50  cents. 

RED  BANK. 

This  delightful  place  of  retreat  for  families  in  summer,  is  upon  the 
Shrewsbury  river,  in  Monmouth  county,  New  Jersey,  35  miles  from 
New  York.  A  boat  for  this  place  leases  Peck  slip  doily,  and  carries 
passengers  to  the  Ocean  House,  Port  Hamilton,  and  Long  Branch 
also ;  fare,  50  cents. 

SHREWSBURY. 

This  is  a  beautiful  little  village,  two  miles  from  Red  Bank,  and  is 
famed  for  its  salubrity.  It  wag  first  settled  by  Connecticut  people, 
and  bears  the  impress  of  "  the  land  of  steady  habits."  Thither  many 
families  go  from  the  city  to  reside  during  the  summer  months. 


SANDY-HOOK,  ETC. 

This  is  a  low,  sandy  beach,  separated  from  the  main  land  by  a  navi- 
gable channel,  and  stretching  along  the  coast  of  Monmouth  county,  N.  J., 
to  the  mouth  of  Shrewsbury  river.  This  beach  was  separated  from 
the  main  during  a  heavy  storm,  in  1778.  Through  it,  a  little  above  the 
Shrewsbury  river,  is  Shrewsbury  inlet ;  and  upon  it,  opposite  the 
mouth  of  that  river,  i3  the  Ocean  House,  a  place  of  much  resort  for 
sea-bathing,  during  the  summer.  Here  are  the  Navesink  or  Neversink 
hills,  the  first  land"  seen  by  the  voyager,  when  approaching  the  port  of 
New  York.  There  are  three  light-houses  together  upon  these  hills,  and 
one  toward  the  northern  extremity  of  Sandy-Hook.  Excursion  trips 
to  Sandy-Hook  are  made  almost  daily,  during  the  warm  season  ;  fare, 
50  cents. 

The  Ocean  House  upon  Sandy-Hook,  at  the  mouth  of  Shrewsbury 
river,  is  a  place  of  great  resort  for  bathers.  A  steamboat  leaves  Peck 
slip  daily,  for  this  locality  ;  fare,  50  cents. 


92  KET  PORT — MIDDLETOWN  POINT. 


KEY  PORT. 

This  village  lies  on  Raritan  bay,  about  twelve  miles  west  of  Sandy 
Hook,  and  directly  opposite  the  fine  headland  of  Matteawan  (or  Mat- 
avan).  It  has  a  bold  situation,  excellent  hotels,  is  famous  for  its 
superior  oysters,  and  is  rapidly  becoming  a  place  of  great  resort  for 
summer  boarding.  Accessible  by  steamboat  from  foot  of  Murray  St., 
every  day,  and  twice  a  day  during  the  summer  season ;  fare  25  cents. 


MIDDLETOWN  POINT. 

This  place  is  two  miles  west  from  Key  Port,  and  is  a  country  town 
of  considerable  size.  It  is  noted  for  good  inland  situation,  and  excel- 
lent society,  and  united  as  it  is  to  Key  Port,  by  a  fine  road,  must  be 
much  sought  after  as  a  place  of  permanent,  as  well  as  summer  resi- 
dence.  Accessible  by  same  conveyance  as  Key  Port. 


HOTKLS  IN  NEW  YORK. 


93 


HOTELS  IN  NEW  YORK. 

American,  229  Broadway,  corner  of  Barclay  street. 

Astor  House,  Broadway,  corner  of  Barclay  street. 

Atlantic,  5  Broadway,  near  the  Battery. 

Barclay  Street,  105  Barclay  street,  corner  of  West  street 

Bixby's,  Broadway,  corner  of  Park  place. 

Bond  Street  House,  665  Broadway,  opposite  Bond  street. 

Bull's  Head,  Third  avenue,  corner  of  Twenty-fourth  street 

Butt's,  5  Murray  street,  near  Broadway. 

Carlton.  350  Broadway,  corner  of  Leonard  street 

Chamberlin,  Robinson  street,  corner  of  West  street. 

Clarendon,  Fourth  avenue,  corner  of  Eighteenth  street. 

Clinton,  3  Beekman  street,  near  Park  row. 

Collamore,  Broadway,  corner  of  Spring  street. 

College,  28  Murray  street,  corner  of  Church  street. 

Delavan,  Fourth  avenue,  near  Fourteenth  street 

Delmonico's,  23  Broadway. 

Dunlap's,  135  Fulton  street,  near  Broadway. 

Earle's,  17  Park  row,  near  Ann  street. 

Eastern  Pearl  Street  House,  Pearl  street,  corner  of  Ferry  6t 

Florence,  400  Broadway,  corner  of  Walker  street. 

French  and  Spanish,  37  Broadway,  -iea.r  Morris  street 

French's,  Chatham  street,  corner  of  Frankfort  street 

Fulton,  144  Fulton  street,  near  Broadway. 

Girard  House,  Chambers  street,  corner  of  Hudson  street 

Gunter's,  137  Fulton  street,  near  Broadway. 

Hallister's,  Battery  place,  corner  of  Washington  street 

Hotel  de  Paris,  334  Broadway,  corner  of  Anthony  street 

Howard,  176  Broadway,  corner  of  Maiden  Lane. 

Irving  House,  Broadway,  corner  of  Chambers  street 

Jersey.  71  Cortland  street  near  Greenwich  street 

Judson's,  61  Broadway,  ne  'r  Exchange  place. 

Lovejoy's,  Park  row,  corner  of  Beekman  street;  opp.  the  Park. 

Mansion  House,  97  Chambers  street  near  Church  street 

Merchants',  39  Cortland  street,  near  Greenwich  street 

Metropolitan,  Broadway,  corner  of  Prince  street 

National,  5  Cortland  street,  near  Broadway. 

New  Haven  House,  414  Broadway,  near  Canal  street 

New  York,  723  Broadway,  near  Waverly  place. 

Northern,  79  Cortland  street,  near  Greenwich  street. 

North  River,  West  street  corner  of  Barclay  street 

Pacific,  162  Greenwich  street  corner  of  Dey  street 

Pearl  Street,  88  Pearl  street,  near  Old  slip. 

Philadelphia,  1  West  street  corner  of  Battery  place. 

St.  Nicholas,  Broadway,  near  Broome  street. 

Tammany,  corner  of  Nassau  and  Frankfort  streets  ;  opp.  the  Park. 

Taylor's,  28  Cortland  street  near  Broadway. 

Tremont  Temperance  Hojse,  110  Broadway,  corner  of  Pine  st 

Union  Place,  c.  Broadway  and  Fifteenth  street ;  opp.  Union  Park. 

United  States,  corner  of  Fulton  and  Water  streets. 

Washington,  1  Broadway,  corner  of  Battery  place. 

Waverley,  Broadway,  corner  of  Fourth  street 

Western,  11  Cortland  street,  near  Broadway. 

Wight's,  111  Broadway,  near  Pine  street. 


94  RAILROAD  ROUTES — FROM  NEW  YORK. 


RAILROAD  DISTANCES  FROM  NEW  YORK. 


Railroad  to  Philadelphia. 

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To  Jersey  City 

Newark  

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Rahway  

Uniontown  

New  Brunswick 

Kingston  

Princeton  

Trenton  , 

Morrisville  

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Stamtord  

Norwalk  

Bridgeport  , 

Stratford  , 

New  Haven  , 

Wallingford  , 

Meriden  

Berlin  

Hartford   

Warehouse  Point  

Springfield  

Palmer  

South  Brookfield  

Worcester  

Framingham  

Boston  


Erie  Railroad. 

To  Piermont  by  Steamboat . . 

Sufterns  

Monroe  

Middletown  

Delaware  

Narrowsburg  

Deposit   

Great  Bend  

Binghamton  «  

Owego  

Tioga  

Chemung  

Elmira  

Corning  

Hornelisville  

Gene3ee  

Olean  

Cattaraugus  

Dunkirk  


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Yonkers  

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Sing  Sing  

Haverstraw  

Peekskill  , 

Cold  Spring  

Fishkill  , 

New  Hamburgh..., 

Poughkeepsie  , 

Hyde  Park  

Rhinebeck  

Hudson  

Coxsackie  

Stuyvesant  

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Albany  

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To  Harlem  ,  

Mott  Haven    

Morrisiana  

Fordham  

Williams  Bridge  

Bronxville  

Tuckahoe   

Scarsdale  

White  Plains  

Kensico  

Unionville  

Pleasantville  

New  Castle  

Bedford  

Whitlockville  

Mechanicsville  

Croton  Falls  

Brewster's  

Dykeman's  

Patterson  

Paulinas  

South  Dover  

Dover  Furnace  

Dover  Plains  

Amenia  

Millerton  

Boston  Corners  

Copoke  

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MARKETS.  EXPRESSES. — TELEGRAPHS. 


05 


CATTLE  MARKETS. 

Cattle  Markets. — Forty-fourth  street  and  Fifth  avenue,  for  Cattle 
and  Sheep  :  Market-days,  Mondays  and  Thursdays.  Lower  Bull's 
Head,  for  Sheep,  Cows,  and  Calves,  Sixth  street,  near  the  Bowery  : 
Daily.  Chamberlin's  Market,  for  Sheep.  Cows,  and  Calves,  R,ob- 
inson  street,  between  Washington  and  West  streets  :  Daily. 

Horse  Market,  Thirty-eighth  street  and  Third  avenue  :  On  Wednes- 
days and  Saturdays. 

EXPRESSES. 

Adams',  East,  South,  and  California,  59  Broadway. 

Amxkican  Express  Co.,  North  and  West,  10  Wall  street. 

Berford's  California,  3  Vesey  street. 

Harn den's,  East  and  South,  6  Wall  street. 

Kinsley's,  East  and  South,  1  Wall  street,  corner  of  Broadway. 

Hoey's,  Charleston  and  New  Orleans,  19  Wall  street. 

Harlem  Railroad,  Tryon  row,  east  of  City  Hall. 

Hudson  River  Railroad.  3  Hudson  street. 

Long  Island  Railroad,  foot  of  Atlantic  street,  Brooklyn. 

Note. — Express  offices  for  most  of  cue  surrounding  Cities  and  Vil- 
lages, at  some  of  the  above  offices. 

TELEGRAPH  LINES  FROM  NEW  YORK. 

Jftm  York,  Albany,  and  Buffalo,  and  the  West,  Office  16  Wall  street, 
New  York  and  Washington,  and  the  South,  Offices  5  Hanover  street, 
corner  of  Beaver,  and  203  Broadway. 
New  York.  Boston,  and  the  East,  Office  29  Wall  street. 
House's  Printing,  to  various  parts,  Office  corner  of  Broad  and  Wall. 

Tariff  of  Prices  to  Various  Parts  of  the  Country. 

To  Newark  *20  f2 'Pittsburgh  *60  f4 

Philadelphia                         25     2  ;  Wheeling                            80  5 

Baltim  .re                            50     4  Dfroit                                75  4 

Washington                          50     5  Columbus,  Ohio                    80  5 

Richmond                            67     5  Cincinnati                            75  5 

Charleston  1.19     8:|Louisville  1.20  8 

Savannah  1.46     9  St  Louis  1.45  10 

Columbus,  Ga  1.75   U  iGalena  1.40  8 

Mobile  2.07   12)  I  Chicago  1.00  6 

New  Orleans  2.40   14'IMilwaukie  1.30  7 

Albany  .              30    2'|New  Haven                        20  2 

Troy                                   30     2  Hartford                              20  2 

Utica                                   30     2!  Sprinsrfield,  Mass                  20  2 

Rochester                             40     3,  Providence                          20  2 


Buffalo   40 

Toronto   63  | 

Dunkirk   50  3' 

Cleveland   50  3 


Boston                                 20  2 

Portland                              40  3 

Baneror                               80  4 

Halifax  1.85  10 


*  Price  for  first  ten  words  or  less.     t  Price  for  each  word  over  ten. 
|3P  No  charge  is  made  for  the  signature  or  the  direction. 


